Must There Be Scapegoats Violence and Redemption in the Bible

by Schwager, Raymund

• ISBN13: 9780824518677
• ISBN10: 0824518675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-02-01
• Publisher: Crossroad

Summary

By applying Rene Girard's scapegoat theory to biblical texts, Schwager offers a revolutionary paradigm of biblical theory.

Author Biography

Raymund Schwager (11 November 1935 – 27 February 2004) was a Swiss Roman Catholic priest and theologian, and member of the Society of Jesus.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	iv
Foreword	v
Robert J. Daly
Foreword to the Second Edition	ix
W. G. Hewett
Introduction	x
Rene Girard: Violence and the Sacred	1	(42)
Sacrifice and Violence	2	(6)
Mimesis	8	(10)
The Scapegoat	18	(7)
Objections	25	(18)
The Old Testament: From the God of Vengeance to the God of Peace	43	(93)
Violence among Human Beings	47	(6)
The Violent Yahweh	53	(18)
Rivalry and Jealousy	71	(5)
Mimesis	76	(5)
The Projection of Sacred Ideas	81	(10)
The Horde of the Violent	91	(18)
The Revelation of the True God and the Overcoming of Violence	109	(17)
God's Work through the Word	110	(7)
The New Gathering	117	(4)
The Spirit of God and Love among Human Beings	121	(5)
The Suffering Servant	126	(10)
The New Testament: Jesus as Scapegoat for the World	136	(92)
The Hermeneutical Question	137	(9)
The Latent Will to Kill and Lie	146	(20)
The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple	146	(3)
The Indictment of the Scribes and Pharisees	149	(5)
Jesus Brings Division among Human Beings	154	(3)
The Murderer from the Beginning	157	(6)
No Difference between Jews and Gentiles	163	(2)
Summary	165	(1)
The Kingdom of God and the Beginning of the New Gathering	166	(17)
God's Action and Human Activity	167	(4)
Not to Resist Evil	171	(5)
Mimesis and Discipleship	176	(4)
Jesus' Attempt at a New ``Gathering''	180	(3)
All against One: Jesus as Scapegoat	183	(7)
The Son of God as ``Necessary'' Scapegoat	190	(10)
One for All: Redemption	200	(14)
The Wrath of God	214	(6)
The New Gathering: The Holy Spirit and the New People of God	220	(8)
Perspectives	228	(7)
Notes	235