Divine Presence Amid Violence: Contextualizing the book of Joshua Author Wayne Cordeiro Then take up and read

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Divine Presence Amid Violence: Contextualizing the book of Joshua Author Wayne Cordeiro Then take up and read"To pursue the matter of "revelation in context," I will address an exceedingly difficult text in the Old Testament, Joshua 11. The reason for taking up this text is to deal with the often asked and troublesome question: What shall we do with all the violence and bloody war that is done in the Old Testament in the name of Yahweh? The question reflects a sense that these texts of violence are at least an embarrassment, are morally repulsive, and are