Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts / William J. Webb, Gordon K. Oeste.

By:

Webb, William J, 1957- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Oeste, Gordon K [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780830870738
0830870733

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bloody, brutal, and barbaric?DDC classification:

220.8/35502 23

LOC classification:

BS680.W2

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Description based on print version record.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.