The Joshua delusion? : Rethinking genocide in the Bible / Douglas Earl.

The Joshua delusion? : Rethinking genocide in the Bible / Douglas Earl.

9781608998920
1608998924

Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, ©2010.

English

xvi, 174 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

222.206 E12j 2010

(OCoLC)681755447
(OCoLC)681755447

"Many Christians wrestle with biblical passages in which God commands the slaughter of the Canaanites-men, women, and children. The issue of the morality of the biblical God is one of the major challenges for faith today. How can such texts be Holy Scripture? In this bold and innovative book Douglas Earl grasps the bull by the horns and guides readers to new and unexpected ways of looking at the book of Joshua. Drawing on insights from the early church and from modern scholarship, Earl argues that we have mistakenly read Joshua as a straightforward historical account and have ended up with a genocidal God. In contrast, Earl offers a theological interpretation in which the mass killing of Canaanites is a deliberate use of myth to make important theological points that are still valid today. Christopher J.H. Wright then offers a thoughtful response to Earl's provocative views. The book closes with Earl's reply to Wright and readers are encouraged to continue the debate."--Pub. website.

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Durham University, 2008, under title: Reading Joshua as Christian scripture.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174).

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