The biblical claim of the divine promise of land is integrally linked with a divine mandate to exterminate the indigenous people. The narrative has supported virtually all Western colonizing enterprises (e.g. in Latin America, South Africa, Palestine), resulting in the suffering of millions of people, and loss of respect for the Bible. According to modern secular standards of human and political rights, what the biblical narrative calls for are war-crimes and crimes against humanity. In this provocative and compelling study, Prior protests at the neglect of the moral question in conventional biblical studies, and attempts to rescue the Bible from being a blunt instrument in the oppression of people.

About the Author
Dr Michael Prior is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill, London.


Book Information
ISBN 9781850758150
Author Michael Prior
Format Paperback
Page Count 342
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 485g