God is a warrior / Tremper Longman III & Daniel G. Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longman, Tremper, III

Contributor:

Reid, Daniel G., 1949-

Series:

Studies in Old Testament biblical theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Biblical teaching.

War.

Military history in the Bible.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, [1995]

Summary:

Understand salvation in both the Old and New Testaments. God Is a Warrior traces the development of the "divine warrior" motif through the Old and New Testaments, beginning with Israel's conflicts with her enemies and ending with Christ's victorious return in Revelation. Against the broader background of Ancient Near Eastern warrior mythology, Part I discusses Yahweh's warfare on behalf of ancient Israel, and prophecies of the coming Divine Deliverer. Part II looks at the New Testament's Divine Warrior, Jesus Christ, and his war against his spiritual enemies in the Synoptic Gospels, in Paul's letters, and in the final apocalyptic battle in the book of Revelation.

Contents:

1 The Divine Warrior as a Central Biblical Motif

Part 1 The Old Testament

2 God Is a Warrior: The Wars of Faithful Israel

3 God Is an Enemy: The Wars Against Unfaithful Israel

4 God Will Come: The Day of the Lord

5 God Wars Against the Forces of Chaos

6 The Pattern of Divine Warfare in the Bible and the Ancient Near East

Part 2 The New Testament

7 Jesus: New Exodus, New Conquest

8 Jesus: The Warrior Slain, the Warrior Triumphant

9 Paul: The Warrior's Defeat of Principalities and Other Powers

10 Paul: The Holy Warriors of Christ and the Day of the Lord

11 Revelation: Visions of Divine Warfare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and indexes.

ISBN:

0310494613

OCLC:

31434854