God Is a Man of War: The Problem of Violence in the Old Testament - Softcover

De Young, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1955890048 ISBN 13: 9781955890045

Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Infanticide. Holy war. Divine wrath. Violence in the Old Testament has long been a stumbling block for Christians and skeptics alike. Yet conventional efforts to understand this aspect of Scripture-whether by downplaying it as allegory or a relic of primitive cultures, or by dismissing the authority of Scripture altogether-tend to raise more questions than they answer. God Is a Man of War offers a fresh interpretation of Old Testament accounts of violence by exploring them through the twofold lens of Orthodox tradition and historical context. Instead of avoiding or invalidating problem passages out of discomfort, Fr. Stephen De Young inquires into what they reveal about the nature of Christ and His creation. In doing so, this book bears witness to a world filled not only with pain and suffering-often of human making-but also with the love of God, poured out through the endless centuries and generations of human strife that preceded and necessitated the Incarnation of Christ.

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About the Author

Father Stephen is the author of The Religion of the Apostles from Ancient Faith Publishing and is also the pastor of Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church (Antiochian) in Lafayette, Louisiana. He holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Amridge University and is the host of The Whole Counsel of God podcast and co-host of the Lord of Spirits podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. He is also the author of The Whole Counsel Blog on the Ancient Faith Ministries website. Father Stephen wrote this book in response to requests for an Orthodox perspective on violence in the Old Testament.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1955890048
• ISBN 13: 9781955890045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162