The Rethinking genocide in the Bible Earl, Douglas S. creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge James Clarke & Co. 2011, ©2010 2011 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xvi, 174 pages) : illustrations, map "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. 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. Douglas Earl. Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Durham University, 2008, under title: Reading Joshua as Christian scripture. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174). Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Genocide Biblical teaching War Biblical teaching Violence in the Bible RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament BS1295.52 .E265 2010 222/.206 0227902149 9780227902141 1299717802 9781299717800 503031 MIL 22573/ctt1cg7stw JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814416 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814416 YDXCP 130722 20200709060158.0 ocn853495781 eng