The Joshua Delusion?: Rethinking Genocide in the Bible - Tapa blanda

Earl, Douglas S.

 
9781608998920: The Joshua Delusion?: Rethinking Genocide in the Bible
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ISBN 10: 1608998924 ISBN 13: 9781608998920
Editorial: Cascade Books, 2011

Sinopsis

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.

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Douglas Earl did his PhD on the book of Joshua at the University of Durham. He is author of Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture. Christopher J. H. Wright is an Old Testament scholar and the Director of the Langham Partnership

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Editorial
Cascade Books
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1608998924
ISBN 13 
9781608998920
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Número de páginas
190
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