Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God Lynch Matthew J.
What do we do with a God who sanctions violence?Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Too often, the explanations for the brutality in Scripture fail to…
Specifikacia Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God Lynch Matthew J.
What do we do with a God who sanctions violence?Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Too often, the explanations for the brutality in Scripture fail to adequately illustrate why God would sanction such horrors on humanity. These unanswered questions leave readers frustrated and confused, leading some to even walk away from their faith.In Flood and Fury, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch approaches two of the most violent passages in the Old Testament - the Flood and the Canaanite conquest - and offers a way forward that doesn't require softening or ignoring the most troubling aspects of these stories. While acknowledging the persistent challenge of violence in Scripture, Flood and Fury contends that reading with the grain of the text yields surprising insights into the goodness and the mercy
The Old Testament and God
Couples of the Old Testament
Prayers of the Old Testament
The Problem of the Old Testament