Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric? Wrestling with Troubling War Texts
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Issue Date
2019
Authors
Webb, William J., 1957-
Oeste, Gordon K.
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War
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Webb, William a J. and Gordon K. Oeste. Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric? Wrestling with Troubling War Texts. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019.
Abstract
Table of Contents
Slaughtering Children? Grabbing Virgins? -- Where Traditional Answers Do Not Work -- Where Traditional Answers Do Work -- Reading the Bible Redemptively -- War Rape, Part 1: The Ugly Side -- War Rape, Part 2:Tthe Redemptive Side -- War Rape Meets Genocide -- Total-Kill Hyperbole, Part 1: ANE Warfare -- Total-Kill Hyperbole, Part 2: Joshua and Judges -- Arguments Against Hyperbole -- First Samuel 15: Hyperbole Thesis Undone? -- Drive Out: An Equivalent Alternative -- Ancient War Atrocities -- Yahweh As Uneasy War God: the Subversive War Texts -- The Cross, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus: The Battle Already Won -- Jesus as Apocalyptic Warrior: One Word Will Fell Them -- Conclusion: The Unfinished Justice Story.
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IVP Academic
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Alternative Title
Wrestling with Troubling War Texts