The destruction of the Canaanites : God, genocide, and biblical interpretation / Charlie Trimm.

By:

Trimm, Charlie, 1977- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022Description: x, 117 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780802879622

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

241/.697 23

LOC classification:

BS1199.V56T75 2022 18650

Other classification:

REL006090 | POL061000

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Table of ContentsPart One: Background -- 1. Warfare in the Ancient Near East -- 2. Genocide -- 3. Canaanites -- Part Two: YHWH and the Destruction of the Canaanites -- 4. Reevaluating God -- 5. Reevaluating the Old Testament -- 6. Reevaluating the Interpretation of the Old Testament -- 7. Reevaluating Violence in the Old Testament -- Part Three: Conclusion.

Summary: "An exploration of the ethical problem of Old Testament violence, with relevant background information and a survey of four different approaches to making sense of the Israelite destruction of the Canaanites"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "How can a good God command genocide? In this short, accessible offering, Charlie Trimm provides the resources needed to make sense of one of the Bible's most difficult ethical problems-the Israelite destruction of the Canaanites as told in the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges. Trimm begins with a survey of important background issues, including the nature of warfare in the ancient Near East, the concept of genocide (with perspectives gleaned from the field of genocide studies), and the history and identity of the Canaanite people. With this foundation in place, he then introduces four possible approaches to reconciling biblical violence:Reevaluating God-concluding that God is not good.Reevaluating the Old Testament-concluding that the Old Testament is not actually a faithful record of God's actions.Reevaluating the interpretation of the Old Testament-concluding that the Old Testament does not in fact describe anything like genocide.Reevaluating the nature of violence in the Old Testament-concluding that the mass killing of the Canaanites in the Old Testament was permitted on that one occasion in history.The depth of material provided in concise form makes Trimm's book ideal as a supplementary textbook or as a primer for any Christian perturbed by the stories of the destruction of the Canaanites in the Old Testament"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-109) and indexes.

"An exploration of the ethical problem of Old Testament violence, with relevant background information and a survey of four different approaches to making sense of the Israelite destruction of the Canaanites"-- Provided by publisher.

"How can a good God command genocide? In this short, accessible offering, Charlie Trimm provides the resources needed to make sense of one of the Bible's most difficult ethical problems-the Israelite destruction of the Canaanites as told in the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges. Trimm begins with a survey of important background issues, including the nature of warfare in the ancient Near East, the concept of genocide (with perspectives gleaned from the field of genocide studies), and the history and identity of the Canaanite people. With this foundation in place, he then introduces four possible approaches to reconciling biblical violence:Reevaluating God-concluding that God is not good.Reevaluating the Old Testament-concluding that the Old Testament is not actually a faithful record of God's actions.Reevaluating the interpretation of the Old Testament-concluding that the Old Testament does not in fact describe anything like genocide.Reevaluating the nature of violence in the Old Testament-concluding that the mass killing of the Canaanites in the Old Testament was permitted on that one occasion in history.The depth of material provided in concise form makes Trimm's book ideal as a supplementary textbook or as a primer for any Christian perturbed by the stories of the destruction of the Canaanites in the Old Testament"-- Provided by publisher.

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