The Joshua Delusion?

The Joshua Delusion?
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9781725245990
ISBN-13 : 172524599X
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Book Synopsis The Joshua Delusion? by : Douglas S. Earl

Download or read book The Joshua Delusion? written by Douglas S. Earl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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