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Learn to identify, evaluate, and refine your approach to forming
theological conclusions based on the biblical text. The Bible has
long served as the standard for Christian practice, yet believers
still disagree on how biblical passages should be interpreted and
applied. Only when readers fully understand the constructs that
inform their process of moving from Scripture to theology--and
those of others--can Christians fully evaluate teachings that claim
to be "biblical." In this book--part of the Counterpoints
series--scholars who affirm an inspired Bible, relevant and
authoritative for every era, present models they consider most
faithful to Scripture Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.: Principlizing Model
Daniel M. Doriani: Redemptive-Historical Model Kevin J. Vanhoozer:
Drama-of-Redemption Model William J. Webb: Redemptive-Movement
Model Each position receives critiques from the proponents of the
other views. Moreover, due to the far-reaching implications this
topic holds for biblical studies, theology, and church teaching,
this book includes three additional reflections by Christopher J.
H. Wright, Mark L. Strauss, and Al Wolters on the theological and
practical interpretation of biblical texts. The Counterpoints
series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on
topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and
respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop
reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions
on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
The Korean War was the first major armed clash between Free World
and Communist forces, as the so-called Cold War turned hot from
1950 to 1953. Brief histories, organized into five distinct phases,
are accessible and readable commemorative studies designed to
enhance understanding of the U.S. Army's role and achievements in
the Korean conflict. More than a half century has passed since the
end of the conflict, yet the lessons about military preparedness,
global strategy, coalition warfare, and the courage and
perseverance of the individual soldier still resonate strong. Today
the Korean peninsula remains divided, with a militarily strong,
economically weak, and unpredictable North Korea posing a continued
threat and challenge to the global strategic environment.
Word Guild Award Shortlist — Biblical Studies Word Guild Best
Book Cover Award Association of University Presses Design Show —
Book, Jacket, and Covers Christians cannot ignore the intersection
of religion and violence, whether contemporary or ancient. In our
own Scriptures, war texts that appear to approve of genocidal
killings and war rape—forcibly taking female captives for
wives—raise hard questions about biblical ethics and the
character of God. Have we missed something in our traditional
readings? In Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric? William Webb and Gordon
Oeste address the ethics of reading biblical war texts today.
Theirs is a biblical-theological reading with an eye to
hermeneutical, ethical, canonical, and ancient cultural contexts.
Identifying a spectrum of views on war texts ranging from "no
ethical problems" to "utterly repulsive," the authors pursue a
middle path using a hermeneutic of incremental, redemptive-movement
ethics. Instead of trying to force traditional Christian answers to
fit contemporary questions, they argue, we must properly connect
the traditional answers with the biblical storyline questions that
were on the minds of Scripture's original readers. And there are
indeed better answers to the ethical problems in the war texts.
Woven throughout the Old Testament, a collection of antiwar and
subversive war texts suggest that Yahweh's involvement in Israel's
warfare required some degree of accommodation to people living in a
fallen world. Yet, God's redemptive influence even within the
ugliness of ancient warfare shouts loudly about a future hope—a
final battle fought with complete and untainted justice by Christ.
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