The lost world of the Israelite conquest :: covenant, retribution, and the fate of the Canaanites /

Perhaps no biblical episode is more troubling than the conquest of Canaan. But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired genocide? John Walton and J. Harvey Walton take us on an archaeological dig, reframing our questions and excavating the layers of translatio...

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1. Verfasser: Walton, John H., 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Downers Grove : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2017.
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Zusammenfassung:Perhaps no biblical episode is more troubling than the conquest of Canaan. But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired genocide? John Walton and J. Harvey Walton take us on an archaeological dig, reframing our questions and excavating the layers of translation and interpretation that cloud our perception of these difficult texts.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780830890071
0830890076