{"product_id":"flood-and-fury-old-testament-violence-and-the-shalom-of-god-paperback","title":"Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew J. Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Paynter\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do we do with a God who sanctions violence?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Too often, the explanations for the brutality in Scripture fail to adequately illustrate why God would sanction such horrors on humanity. These unanswered questions leave readers frustrated and confused, leading some to even walk away from their faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlood and Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch approaches two of the most violent passages in the Old Testament - the Flood and the Canaanite conquest - and offers a way forward that doesn't require softening or ignoring the most troubling aspects of these stories. While acknowledging the persistent challenge of violencein Scripture, \u003ci\u003eFlood and Fury\u003c\/i\u003e contends that reading with the grain of the text yields surprising insights into the goodness and the mercy of God. Through his exploration of themes related to violence including misogyny, racism, and nationalism, Lynch shows that these violent stories illuminate significant theological insights that we might miss with a surface reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlood and Fury\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to let go of the need to rescue the Old Testament from itself and listen afresh to its own critiques on violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew J. Lynch is associate professor of Old Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods, Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Literary and Cultural Study\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonotheism and Institutions in the Book of Chronicles: Temple, Priesthood, and Kingship in Post-Exilic Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-founder of the OnScript podcast, a podcast focused on providing engaging conversations on Bible and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53034756702432,"sku":"9781514004296","price":31.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/gz2SeXiZvS9781514004296_9c603912-4068-4f97-99f9-8aecac6b4f28.webp?v=1781521558","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/flood-and-fury-old-testament-violence-and-the-shalom-of-god-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}