Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? :: wrestling with troubling war texts /

"Christians cannot ignore the intersection of religion and violence. In our own Scriptures, war texts that appear to approve of genocidal killings and war rape raise hard questions about biblical ethics and the character of God. Have we missed something in our traditional readings? Identifying...

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Main Authors: Webb, William J., 1957- (Author), Oeste, Gordon K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Christians cannot ignore the intersection of religion and violence. In our own Scriptures, war texts that appear to approve of genocidal killings and war rape raise hard questions about biblical ethics and the character of God. Have we missed something in our traditional readings? Identifying a spectrum of views on biblical war texts, Webb and Oeste pursue a middle path using a hermeneutic of incremental, redemptive-movement ethics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780830870738
0830870733

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