03654cam a2200361 i 4500 987581113 OCoLC 20250714121915.0 170425s2017 ilu b 001 0 eng 9780830851843 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0830851844 (pbk. ; alk. paper) (OCoLC)987581113 DLC eng rda DLC SPB IHT BDX YDX LNT OCLCQ OCLCA J9U 222.06 23 WAL 1 Walton, John H., 1952- The lost world of the Israelite conquest : covenant, retribution, and the fate of the Canaanites / John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton. Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2017] xiv, 269 pages ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Part 1. Interpretation -- Part 2. The Canaanites are not depicted as guilty of sin -- Part 3. The Canaanites are not depicted as guilty of breaking God's law -- Part 4. The language and imagery of the conquest account has literary and theological significance -- Part 5. What God and the Israelites are doing is often misunderstood because the Hebrew word ḥerem is commonly mistranslated -- Part 6. How to apply this understanding. Holy warfare is the festering wound on the conscience of Bible-believing Christians. Of all the problems the Old Testament poses for our modern age, this is the one we want to avoid in mixed company. But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired genocide? Did Israel slaughter Canaanites at God's command? Were they enforcing divine retribution on an unholy people? These texts shock us. And we turn the page. But have we rightly understood them? In The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest, John Walton and J. Harvey Walton take us on an archaeological dig, excavating the layers of translation and interpretation that over time have encrusted these texts and our perceptions. What happens when we take new approaches, frame new questions? When we weigh again their language and rhetoric? Were the Canaanites punished for sinning against the covenanting God? Does the Hebrew word herem mean "devote to destruction"? How are the Canaanites portrayed and why? And what happens when we backlight these texts with their ancient context? The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest keenly recalibrates our perception and reframes our questions. While not attempting to provide all the answers, it offers surprising new insights and clears the ground for further understanding. -- Provided by publisher. Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769 Violence in the Bible. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143534 Genocide https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053923 Biblical teaching. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007757 Jews History To 1200 B.C. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070394 Canaanites https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019279 History. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Walton, J. Harvey (Jonathan Harvey), https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017149982 author. Online version: Walton, John H., 1952- Lost world of the Israelite conquest. Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2017 9780830890071 (DLC) 2017024750. ddc BK 0 10894 10894 0 0 ddc 0 0 GBC GBC BS 2025-07-14 1 222.06 WAL 017081 2025-12-10 13:53:45 2025-12-08 c.1 2025-07-14 BK