02611nam 2200565Ia 450 991045829990332120200520144314.01-280-53370-60-19-535623-3(CKB)1000000000400310(EBL)430799(OCoLC)252605073(SSID)ssj0000164082(PQKBManifestationID)11168638(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164082(PQKBWorkID)10117863(PQKB)10519711(MiAaPQ)EBC430799(Au-PeEL)EBL430799(CaPaEBR)ebr10278851(CaONFJC)MIL53370(EXLCZ)99100000000040031019950404d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGod at war[electronic resource] power in the Exodus tradition /Thomas B. DozemanNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc19961 online resource (239 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-510217-7 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Divine Power in the Exodus; 2 Exodus and Kingship; 3 Exodus and Conquest; 4 Exodus and Creation; 5 The Hymns of the Exodus; 6 Divine Power and Presence as Themes in the Formation of the Pentateuch; Bibliography; Index of Biblical Citations; Index of Selected Hebrew Words and Phrases; Index of Authors; Subject IndexThe destruction of the Egyptian army in the Book of Exodus is the primary story of salvation for Israel; God is the chief combatant in this story. ""Yahweh is a warrior!"" So goes the victory hymn in Exodus 15:3 after the annihilation of the enemy by Yahweh, marking the importance held by this show of divine power. This unleashing of divine power and its militaristic imagery has long caught the attention of scholars as starkly nationalistic. Thomas B. Dozeman furthers this study by addressing the theological problem of divine power in the Exodus story and, by extension, the Judeo-Christian attPower (Social sciences)Biblical teachingWarBiblical teachingElectronic books.Power (Social sciences)Biblical teaching.WarBiblical teaching.222/.1206Dozeman Thomas B925305MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458299903321God at war2240303UNINA