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The Captivity of Innocence

The Captivity of Innocence

Rollins, Wayne
Lacocque, André

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Bible Studies

Publisher Price: $45.00

ISBN10: 1498212565
ISBN13: 9781498212564
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: Apr 2 2010
Pages: 206
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In this study-the third panel of a trilogy on J's tales about evil and innocence in the primeval era-the author turns to Genesis 11:1-9, another parable, this time on the so-called Tower of Babel. The Captivity of Innocence analyzes a systemic robotization of society as a way of keeping innocence behind bars, contending that innocence never fails to offend, never fails to stir envy and hate. Here, evil is not wrought by an individual like Cain or Lamech, but by all the earth, so that the summit of evil is now reached before Abraham's breakthrough in Genesis' following chapter. The present analysis uses a variety of techniques to interpret the biblical text, including historical-critical, literary, sociopolitical, psychoanalytic, and deconstructive approaches. The inescapable conclusion is that Babel is the Kafkaesque image of our world and is a powerful paradigm of our hubristic contrivances and constructions-Des Tours de Babel, says Derrida-in order to deny our finiteness. Then innocence is trampled upon, but it is not overcome: Babel/Babylon's fate is to crumble down, and to bring up from her ashes the Knight of Faith.

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