War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible

• Main Author: Wright, Jacob L. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Series: Humanities
• Subjects: Judaism: theology; Jewish studies; Political science & theory; Biblical Studies; Old Testament; Judaism; Theology; Religious Studies; memory studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, the book shows that war pervades the pages of the Bible because its authors were engaged in an effort to forge a corporate identity for Israel, one that can both transcend deep divisions within the population and withstand mi...