Holy War in the Bible (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Thomas, Heath A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Why does God apparently tell Joshua to wipe out whole cities, tribes or nations? Is this yet another example of dogmatic religious conviction breeding violence?Did these texts help inspire or justify the Crusades? What impact do they have on Christian morality and just war theories today?How does divine warfare fit with Christ's call to "e;turn the other cheek"e;?Why does Paul employ warfare imagery in his letters?Do these texts warrant questioning the overall trustworthiness of the Bible?mismis

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: InterVarsity Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780830884285
• Artikelnr.: 44845796

Autorenporträt

Heath A. Thomas (Ph.D., University of Gloucestershire) is assistant professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Paul Copan is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is author of Is God a Moral Monster? and coauthor of Creation Out of Nothing. Jeremy Evans (Ph.D., Texas AM University) is associate professor of philosophy at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is coauthor of Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously .