Violence, Utopia, and the Kingdom of God: Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible

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Tina Pippin, George Aichele
Psychology Press, 1998 - 157 pàgines

This controversial book explores the presence of the fantastic in Biblical and related texts, and the influence of Biblical traditions on contemporary fantasy writing, cinema, music and art.
The contributors apply a variety of critical concepts and methods from the field of fantasy studies, including the theories of Tolkien, Todorov, Rosemary Jackson and Jack Zipes, to Biblical texts and challenge theological suppositions regarding the texts which take refuge in science or historiography.
Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God presents a provocative and arresting new analysis of Biblical texts which draws on the most recent critical approaches to provide a unique study of the Biblical narrative.

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Eat and grow strong the supernatural power of forbidden fruit
8
Ezekiels Axl or anarchism and ecstasy
24
They might be giants Genesis 6 14 and womens encounter with the supernatural
47
Presenting the poison in the gospel of John
60
Jesus violence
72
Blasphemy and the recovery of the sacred
92
Imagining the futurepossible
104
Retrofitting gnosticism Philip K Dick and Christian origins
122
Bibliography
134
Name and term index
152
Biblical references index
155
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Pàgina 1 - The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And the leopard shall lie down with the kid, And the calf and the lion and the fatling together, And a little child shall lead them.

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