The command to exterminate the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 7) /

The command to exterminate the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 7) /

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...

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Main Author: Versluis, Arie.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Dutch

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies 71.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

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Bible. > Deuteronomy, VII > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Violence in the Bible.
Violence > Biblical teaching.

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Call Number: BS1275.52

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Summary: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.
Item Description:Translation and revision of PhD thesis.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004341319
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