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The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest – Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites (Paperback)
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The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest – Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites (Paperback)
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Biblical Foundations Award Winner 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. The books
in the Lost World Series follow the pattern set by Bible scholar
John H. Walton, bringing a fresh, close reading of the Hebrew text
and knowledge of ancient Near Eastern literature to an accessible
discussion of the biblical topic at hand using a series of
logic-based propositions.
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