Sacred scripture, sacred war : (Record no. 132968)
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| control field | OCoLC |
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| control field | 20251028093258.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 121115s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2012038604 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780199843497 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | BTCTA |
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| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Record control number | 016315582 |
| Source | Uk |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780199843497 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 019984349X |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)818465027 |
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| Authentication code | pcc |
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| Geographic area code | n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BS 680.W2 |
| Item number | B97 2013 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | VF$A |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Byrd, James P., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1965- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sacred scripture, sacred war : |
| Remainder of title | the Bible and the American Revolution / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | James P. Byrd. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE | |
| Projected publication date | 1306 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 243 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Media type code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-232) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | "The curse of cowardice": the martial power of the sermon -- "The Lord is a man of war": Moses, the Exodus, and the Spirit of '76 -- "Cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood": Deborah, Jeremiah, and prophetic violence -- "Teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight": David's revolutionary heroism -- "The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free": Peter, Paul, and apostolic patriotism -- "The fierceness and wrath of Almighty God": Revelation in the Revolution -- Epilogue: an American patriot's Bible. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "On January 17, 1776, one week after Thomas Paine published his incendiary pamphlet Common Sense, Connecticut minister Samuel Sherwood preached an equally patriotic sermon. "God Almighty, with all the powers of heaven, are on our side," Sherwood said, voicing a sacred justification for war that Americans would invoke repeatedly throughout the struggle for independence. In Sacred Scripture, Sacred War, James Byrd offers the first comprehensive analysis of how American revolutionaries defended their patriotic convictions through Scripture. Byrd shows that the Bible was a key text of the American Revolution. Indeed, many colonists saw the Bible as primarily a book about war. They viewed God as not merely sanctioning violence but actively participating in combat, playing a decisive role on the battlefield. When war came, preachers and patriots alike turned to Scripture not only for solace but for exhortations to fight. Such Scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the Revolution the halo of martyrdom, and gave Americans a sense of the divine providence of their cause. Many histories of the Revolution have noted the connection between religion and war, but Sacred Scripture, Sacred War is the first to provide a detailed analysis of specific biblical texts and how they were used, especially in making the patriotic case for war. Combing through more than 500 wartime sources, which include more than 17,000 biblical citations, Byrd shows precisely how the Bible shaped American war, and how war in turn shaped Americans' view of the Bible."--Publisher description. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | War |
| General subdivision | Biblical teaching. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| General subdivision | Religious aspects |
| -- | Christianity. |
| 630 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Bible |
| General subdivision | Theology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | War |
| General subdivision | Religious aspects |
| -- | Christianity. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Church history |
| Chronological subdivision | 18th century. |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | BS 680 .W2 B97 2013 | 98646947 | 10/28/2025 | 18.76 | 10/28/2025 | Book |