The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites Volume 4

by John H. Walton

Biblical Foundations Award Winner

Holy warfare is the festering wound on the conscience of Bible-believing Christians. Of all the problems the Old Testament poses for our modern age, this is the one we want to avoid in mixed company.

But do the so-called holy war texts of the Old Testament portray a divinely inspired genocide? Did Israel slaughter Canaanites at God's command? Were they enforcing divine retribution on an unholy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830851844
• ISBN13: 9780830851843
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"