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Pages: 234
Authors: Eric A. Seibert
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No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans. O
The Violence of the Biblical God
Language: en
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Authors: L. Daniel Hawk
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-08 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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How can we make sense of violence in the Bible? Joshua commands the people of Israel to wipe out everyone in the promised land of Canaan, while Jesus commands G
Jesus and the Violence of Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: John Dominic Crossan
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-20 - Publisher: SPCK

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This brave and provocative book grapples with Scripture’s two conflicting visions of Jesus and God – one loving and gracious, and the other punitive and ven
Violence in Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 302
Authors: Jerome F.D. Creach
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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The Bible frequently depicts God as angry and violent, and sometimes depicts human violence as positive or even as commanded by God. This forms one of the most
Disarming Scripture
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Derek Flood
Categories: Bible
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A GOD OF LOVE AND GENOCIDE? For many Christians the problem of violence in Scripture can result in a crisis of faith--especially when we see how such passages h