The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest

The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780830890071
ISBN-13 : 0830890076
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Book Synopsis The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest by : John H. Walton

Download or read book The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest written by John H. Walton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no biblical episode is more troubling than the conquest of Canaan. But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired genocide? John Walton and J. Harvey Walton take us on an archaeological dig, reframing our questions and excavating the layers of translation and interpretation that cloud our perception of these difficult texts.


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