Holy War in Ancient Israel Gerhard von Rad (Author), John H. Yoder , Marva J. Dawn (Translators)
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: U.S.A.; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; 1991Description: 166tr; paperback, illustration; 22 cmISBN: - 9780802805287
- 296.3827
- R124-G37
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From the earliest days of Israel's existence as a people, holy war was a sacred institution, undertaken as a cultic act of a religious community. The concept of holy war, an intriguing and sometimes disturbing theme in the Old Testament, is given its most articulate expression in this classic study by the distinguished German scholar Gerhard von Rad. For Israel, the most important feature of holy war was the demand for faith in Yahweh's saving acts. However, von Rad argues, it was not Yahweh alone who acted
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