Is God a Violent God?: Conceptions of God in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Does monotheism lead to violence? The article argues that the HB/OT gives different answers. There seems to be such a connection in some of the conquest narratives. However, the laws on war in Deuteronomy introduce more human aspects of warfare, and in Chronicles there is a decline of so-called holy...

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Main Author: Weyde, Karl William 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Universitetsforlaget 2017
In: Teologisk tidsskrift
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 280-300
Further subjects:B den eneste Gud: hellig og rettferdig
B a violent God
B en voldelig Gud
B the only God: holy and just
B the laws on war
B krigslovene
B Monotheism
B frelser og frigjører
B saviour and redeemer
B monoteisme
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