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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082		\|a EBC 220.835502 \|b WEB
100		\|a Webb, William J.
245		\|a Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : \|b Wrestling with troubling war texts / \|c William J. Webb and Gordon K. Oeste \|h [electronic resource]
260		\|a Downers Grove, Illinois : \|b IVP Academic, \|c 2019.
300		\|a eBook, 412p.
500		\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
505		\|a Slaughtering children? Grabbing virgins? -- Where traditional answers do not work -- Where traditional answers do work -- Reading the Bible redemptively -- War rape, part 1: the ugly side -- War rape, part 2: the redemptive side -- War rape meets genocide -- Total-kill hyperbole, part 1: ANE warfare -- Total-kill hyperbole, part 2: Joshua and Judges -- Arguments against hyperbole -- First Samuel 15: hyperbole thesis undone? -- Drive out: an equivalent alternative -- Ancient war atrocities -- Yahweh as reluctant war God: the subversive war texts -- Cross, resurrection, and ascension: the battle is already won -- Jesus as apocalyptic warrior: one word will fell them -- Conclusion: the unfinished justice story.
520		\|a "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"--
650		\|a WAR - BIBLICAL TEACHING.
650		\|a WAR - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
700		\|a Oeste, Gordon K.
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Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : Wrestling with troubling war texts /

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