Matthew J Lynch

Flood and Fury

Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God

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Produktbeschreibung

Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Without softening or ignoring the most troubling realities of the text, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch addresses violence related to misogyny, racism, and nationalism in the Old Testament, yielding surprising insights into the goodness and mercy of God.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: InterVarsity Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9781514004296
• ISBN-10: 1514004291
• Artikelnr.: 64540470

Autorenporträt

Matthew J. Lynch is associate professor of Old Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods, Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Literary and Cultural Study, and Monotheism and Institutions in the Book of Chronicles: Temple, Priesthood, and Kingship in Post-Exilic Perspective. He is the co-founder of the OnScript podcast, a podcast focused on providing engaging conversations on Bible and theology.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Foreword by Helen Paynter
Acknowledgments
Part One: A Real Problem (with Options)
1. Facing the Problem (Without Burning Down Your House)
2. Finding Our Way
Part Two: Shalom and Its Shattering
3. Shalom in Creation's DNA
4. Violence Against Women in the Bible's Prologue
5. Creation's Collapse
6. Shalom Redux
Part Three: Reading Joshua with Yeshua
7. Wielding the Sword
8. Negotiating with the Enemy
9. Minority Report
10. Show Them No Mercy
11. Completing the Exodus in Canaan
12. Giants Will Fall
13. Worship as Warfare
Part Four: The Old Testament and the Character of God
14. What the Old Testament Says About God's Character
15. Irresolvable
Figure Credits
General Index
Scripture Index