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Item Details
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THE JOSHUA DELUSION
RETHINKING GENOCIDE IN THE BIBLE |
| By: |
Douglas S. Earl |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£18.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0227902149 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780227902141 |
| Publisher: |
JAMES CLARKE & CO LTD |
| Pub. date: |
25 July, 2013 |
| Description: |
A challenging new analysis of the Book of Joshua, arguing that the accounts of genocidal slaughter by the Israelites are to be understood as myth rather than history, and that they are by no means devoid of valuable theological insight. |
| Synopsis: |
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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UK |
| Imprint: |
James Clarke & Co Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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