Holy anger : Jacob, Job, Jesus / Lytta Basset.

By: Basset, Lytta

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 2007Description: 295 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780802862372; 0802862373Uniform titles: Sainte colère. English Subject(s): Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Anger -- Biblical teaching | Anger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Anger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | God (Christianity) -- WrathLOC classification: BV4627.A5 | B37 2007

Contents:

I. Fear of confrontation. Anger censured -- Fury and complaint, on a par with pain -- Instead of murder, a violence that speaks the truth -- Accusing God, even at the risk of death -- II. The human meets his match. The signs of a dream: "And Jacob was alone..." -- The unusual detail -- From Jacob-Heel to Jacob the Confronter -- Who is the OTHER? -- III. For the sword to pass. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace!" -- What is holy anger? -- A balanced look at those who are "violent" -- To bring forth blessing.

Summary: The author looks at a number of instances of anger in the Bible. She studies Jacobs struggles with the angel, Job's reaction to his many tribulations, and Jesus' reminder that he did not come to bring only peace. Basset shows how anger and violence form part of our complex understanding and experience of God. She presents and interprets key moments of "holy" anger in the Bible, and shows how this anger can result in human goodness and growth. --P. 4 of cover.

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Item type	Current library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books / Monographs	Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 8am - 8:30 pm; Friday 8am - 4pm \| Les heures d'ouverture : Lundi à jeudi de 8 h à 20 h 30; vendredi 8h - 16h Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard	BV 4627 .A5 B37 2007 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Issued	08/03/2022	100000007130

Translation of: Sainte colère.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-295).

The author looks at a number of instances of anger in the Bible. She studies Jacobs struggles with the angel, Job's reaction to his many tribulations, and Jesus' reminder that he did not come to bring only peace. Basset shows how anger and violence form part of our complex understanding and experience of God. She presents and interprets key moments of "holy" anger in the Bible, and shows how this anger can result in human goodness and growth. --P. 4 of cover.

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