The violent gift : trauma's subversion of the Deuteronomistic History's narrative - Janzen, David (New York, NY : T & T Clark International, 2012)
The violent gift : trauma's absence and presence in the Deuteronomistic History -- Trauma theory and its application to the study of the Deuteronomistic History -- Deuteronomy : the uncanny beginning of trauma -- Joshua : God's failure and injustice -- Judges : trauma as the essence of history -- Samuel : the traumatic triumph of injustice -- Kings : the end of narrative -- Conclusion : trauma and the subversion of Dtr's narrative.
Keywords: Violence in the Bible.Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism).