The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence
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The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence by Matthew Curtis Fleischer
Do not leave alive anything that breathes. - God The violence in the Old Testament is one of the biggest obstacles facing Christianity today. Believers regularly identify it as one of the most confounding and challenging aspects of the entire Bible. Unbelievers often cite it as one reason why they don't believe. A few prominent atheists even use it to publicly demean God's character. Richard Dawkins claims the God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. In The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence, Fleischer cuts through the rhetoric and popular misperceptions to provide a compelling, scripturally based, and highly readable case for a good, just, and loving God, one who is not only not bloodthirsty but who actually hates violence. If you have ever struggled to understand or appreciate what God was doing in the Old Testament, you will love this book. You might even discover a deity who is more beautiful than you have ever imagined. In the first six pages of his new book, Matthew Curtis Fleischer describes the problem of divine violence in the Old Testament as well as anyone ever has. In the following 200-plus pages, he offers Christians committed to biblical authority an intelligent and humane way of interpreting those passages, leading humanity from violence to nonviolence in the way of Jesus. Fleischer is an attorney, and he makes his case with clarity that would win over any unbiased jury. - Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration
Matthew Curtis Fleischer is a reader, writer, and attorney with a passion for exploring God's beauty and brilliance. He lives in Oklahoma City with his amazing bride and their three spectacular children. You can find out more about him at www.matthewcurtisfleischer.com and follow him on Facebook or Twitter @MatthewCurtisF.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780999430606 |
| ISBN 10 | 0999430602 |
| Title | The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence |
| Author | Matthew Curtis Fleischer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Epic Octavius the Triumphant, LLC |
| Year published | 2017-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 254 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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