Bloody, brutal, and barbaric?: wrestling with troubling war texts

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 spec...

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Authors: Webb, William J. 1957- (Author) ; Oeste, Gordon K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Westmont InterVarsity Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2021) (Glanz, Oliver)
[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2021) (Dunham, Kyle C.)
[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2023) (Park, Byungwoo)
[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2021) (Hopkins, Denise Dombkowski, 1951 -)
[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2020) (Kreider, Glenn R.)
[Rezension von: Webb, William J., 1957-, Bloody, brutal, and barbaric? : wrestling with troubling war texts] (2020) (Croy, Casey)
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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.
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ISBN:0830870733