God Is A Man Of War: The Problem Of Violence In The Old Testament

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 violence-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. Father Stephen De Young examines what these difficult passages reveal about the nature of Christ and His creation, bearing witness to a world filled not only with pain and suffering-often of human making-but also with the love of God.

Author: Stephen De Young

Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing

Publication Date: Oct 19, 2021

Number of Pages: 160 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1955890048

ISBN-13: 9781955890045