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 a... Full description

Main Author:	Webb, William J.
Other Authors:	Oeste, Gordon K.
Published:	Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, 2019
Subjects:	WAR - BIBLICAL TEACHING. WAR - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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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"--
Item Description:	Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Physical Description:	eBook, 412p.
ISBN:	9780830870738

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

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