What is it about?
Violence is a popular topic in biblical studies, yet few offer much detail in their use of the concept. This article gives a threefold typology of state violence that may offer clarity on the topic.
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Why is it important?
State violence has been a common topic in New Testament scholarship since 9/11, yet often remains untheorized or undefined. If biblical scholarship—or the study of religion more broadly—is to be something other than an ideological repository for late capitalism, it is necessary to do both.
Perspectives
Though few modern governments identify as "empires," state violence continues to be a large part of most people's lives, even if it goes unrecognized. By understanding its operations in the past, we are better able to see how it functions today.
Dr Christopher B Zeichmann
University of Toronto
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This page is a summary of: Liberal Hermeneutics of the Spectacular in the Study of the New Testament and the Roman Empire, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, April 2018, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341441.
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