The covenant, retribution, and the fate of the Canaanites Walton, John H. 1952- creator Walton, J. Harvey (Jonathan Harvey) author. text bibliography ilu 2017 monographic eng

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xiv, 269 pages ; 21 cm 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. -- 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. John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Violence in the Bible Genocide Biblical teaching Jews History To 1200 B.C Canaanites History 222.06 WAL 1 Walton, John H., 1952- Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2017 (DLC) 2017024750. 9780830851843 0830851844 DLC 170425 20250714121915.0 987581113 eng