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Holy war in the Bible : Christian morality and an Old Testament problem / Edited by Heath Thomas, Jeremy Evans and Paul Copan.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, c2013.Description: 352 p. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780830839957
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.873/HOL
Contents:
Part 1 : The challenge of "Holy War" for Christian morality. 1. Orientation amidst the diversity : an introduction to the volume / Geth Allison and Reid Powell -- 2. Joshua and the Crusades / Douglas S. Earl.
Part 2 : Old Testament perspectives. 3. Martial memory, peaceable vision : divine war in the Old Testament / Stephen B. Chapman -- 4. A neglected witness to "Holy War" in the writings / Heath A. Thomas.
Part 3 : New Testament Perspectives. 5. The rhetoric of divine warfare in Ephesians / Timothy G. Gombis -- 6. Vengence, wrath and warfare as images of divine justice in John's apocalypse / Alan S. Bandy.
Part 4 : Biblical-theological perspectives. 7. Compassion and wrath as motivations for divine warfare / David Lamb -- 8. Holy war and [cherem]: a biblical theology of [cherem] / Douglas S. Earl.
Part 5 : Ethical and philosophical perspectives. 9. Crusade in the Old Testament and today / Daniel R. Heimbach -- 10. The ethics of "Holy War"for Christian morality and theology / Paul Copan and Matthew Flannagan -- 11. The prophets' call for peacemaking practices / Glenn Harold Stassen -- 12 "Holy War," divine action and the new atheism : philosophical considerations / Robert Stewart.
Part 6 : Theological perspectives. 13. The unholy notion of "Holy War" : a Christian critique / Murray Rae -- 14. "Holy War" and the new atheism / Stephen N. Williams.
Afterword. Old Testament "Holy War" and Christian morality : where do we go from here? / Jeremy Evans and Heath Thomas.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1 : The challenge of "Holy War" for Christian morality.
1. Orientation amidst the diversity : an introduction to the volume / Geth Allison and Reid Powell --
2. Joshua and the Crusades / Douglas S. Earl.

Part 2 : Old Testament perspectives.
3. Martial memory, peaceable vision : divine war in the Old Testament / Stephen B. Chapman --
4. A neglected witness to "Holy War" in the writings / Heath A. Thomas.

Part 3 : New Testament Perspectives.
5. The rhetoric of divine warfare in Ephesians / Timothy G. Gombis --
6. Vengence, wrath and warfare as images of divine justice in John's apocalypse / Alan S. Bandy.

Part 4 : Biblical-theological perspectives.
7. Compassion and wrath as motivations for divine warfare / David Lamb --
8. Holy war and [cherem]: a biblical theology of [cherem] / Douglas S. Earl.

Part 5 : Ethical and philosophical perspectives.
9. Crusade in the Old Testament and today / Daniel R. Heimbach --
10. The ethics of "Holy War"for Christian morality and theology / Paul Copan and Matthew Flannagan --
11. The prophets' call for peacemaking practices / Glenn Harold Stassen --
12 "Holy War," divine action and the new atheism : philosophical considerations / Robert Stewart.

Part 6 : Theological perspectives.
13. The unholy notion of "Holy War" : a Christian critique / Murray Rae --
14. "Holy War" and the new atheism / Stephen N. Williams.

Afterword.
Old Testament "Holy War" and Christian morality : where do we go from here? / Jeremy Evans and Heath Thomas.

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