04044cam a2200661La 4500 ocn853495781 OCoLC 20200709060158.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 130722t20112010enkab ob 000 0 eng d YDXCP eng pn YDXCP OCLCO IDEBK E7B DKDLA COO N$T OCLCQ OCLCA EBLCP OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO JSTOR 852656561 884647850 923215954 929119533 0227902149 (electronic bk.) 9780227902141 (electronic bk.) 1299717802 (electronic bk.) 9781299717800 (electronic bk.) 9780227173763 (pbk.) 0227173767 (pbk.) (OCoLC)853495781 (OCoLC)852656561 (OCoLC)884647850 (OCoLC)923215954 (OCoLC)929119533 503031 MIL 22573/ctt1cg7stw JSTOR BS1295.52 .E265 2010 REL 006210 bisacsh REL006090 bisacsh REL067000 bisacsh 222/.206 22 MAIN Earl, Douglas S. The Joshua delusion? [electronic resource] : Rethinking genocide in the Bible / Douglas Earl. Cambridge : James Clarke & Co., 2011, ©2010. 1 online resource (xvi, 174 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Durham University, 2008, under title: Reading Joshua as Christian scripture. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174). Foreword / Walter Moberly -- If Jericho was razed, is our faith in vain? -- On wearing good glasses: the importance of interpretation -- Clearing the ground: understanding Joshua as an ancient text -- Reading Joshua -- Reading Joshua as Christian scripture -- So what? -- Response to Douglas Earl / Christopher J.H. Wright -- Response to Christopher J.H. Wright. "Many Christians wrestle with biblical passages in which God commands the slaughter of the Canaanites-men, women, and children. The issue of the morality of the biblical God is one of the major challenges for faith today. How can such texts be Holy Scripture? In this bold and innovative book Douglas Earl grasps the bull by the horns and guides readers to new and unexpected ways of looking at the book of Joshua. Drawing on insights from the early church and from modern scholarship, Earl argues that we have mistakenly read Joshua as a straightforward historical account and have ended up with a genocidal God. In contrast, Earl offers a theological interpretation in which the mass killing of Canaanites is a deliberate use of myth to make important theological points that are still valid today. Christopher J.H. Wright then offers a thoughtful response to Earl's provocative views. The book closes with Earl's reply to Wright and readers are encouraged to continue the debate."--Pub. website. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Bible. Joshua Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Joshua Criticism, interpretation, etc. Genocide Biblical teaching. War Biblical teaching. Violence in the Bible. RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament. bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 9780227173763 0227173767 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814416 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1747639 ebrary EBRY ebr10733029 EBSCOhost EBSC 814416 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis25806600 YBP Library Services YANK 10869647 92 N$T 55143 55143