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The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7

Arie Versluis

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Description:According to Deuteronomy 7, God commands Israel to exterminate the indigenous population of Canaan. In The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7, Arie Versluis offers an analysis and evaluation of this command. Following an exegesis of the chapter, the historical background, possible motives and the place of the nations of Canaan in the Hebrew Bible are investigated. The theme of religiously inspired violence continues to be a topic of interest. The present volume discusses the consequences of the command to exterminate the Canaanites for the Old Testament view of God and for the question whether the Bible legitimizes violence in the present. Finally, the author shows how he reads this text as a Christian theologian.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7. To get started finding The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 449

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: BRILL

Release: 2017

ISBN: 9789004341319

Description: According to Deuteronomy 7, God commands Israel to exterminate the indigenous population of Canaan. In The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7, Arie Versluis offers an analysis and evaluation of this command. Following an exegesis of the chapter, the historical background, possible motives and the place of the nations of Canaan in the Hebrew Bible are investigated. The theme of religiously inspired violence continues to be a topic of interest. The present volume discusses the consequences of the command to exterminate the Canaanites for the Old Testament view of God and for the question whether the Bible legitimizes violence in the present. Finally, the author shows how he reads this text as a Christian theologian.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7. To get started finding The Command to Exterminate the Canaanites: Deuteronomy 7, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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