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Index
Cover
Praise for The Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table Of Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction: The “Magic Eye” of the Crucified Christ
The Centrality of the Crucified Christ
The Faith of Jacob: Wrestling With “Strange” and “Alien” Portraits of God
The True Face of God: The Absoluteness of the Revelation of God in Christ
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: The Christocentric Hermeneutic of the Early Church
The Cruciform Center, Part 1: The Cross as the Supreme Revelation of God
The Cruciform Center, Part 2: The Cross as the Thematic Center of the Gospel
Is the Centrality of the Cross Thesis Defensible? Responding to Objections
The Problem of Divine Violence
The Dark Side of the Bible: Taking a Hard Look at Scripture’s “Texts of Terror”
Wrestling with Yahweh’s Violence, Part 1: The Dismissal Solution
Wrestling with Yahweh’s Violence, Part 2: The Synthesis Solution
The Cruciform Hermeneutic
A Meaning Worthy of God: The Reinterpretation Solution
Through the Lens of the Cross: Finding the Crucified Christ in Violent Depictions of God
Interpreting Scripture as God’s Word: The Cruciform Hermeneutic and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Appendix I: The Alleged Anti-Judaic Attitude of the Gospels
Appendix II: Jesus and Violence
Appendix III: Violence in the Pauline Epistles
Appendix IV: Violence in the Book of Revelation
Introduction: Something Else Is Going On
The Principle of Cruciform Accommodation
The “Masks” of a Humble God: Revelation and the Eternal Outpouring of the Triune God
The Heavenly Missionary: Yahweh’s Accommodation of the Law, Nationalism, and Violence
The Principle of Redemptive Withdrawal
Divine Aikido: The Cross as the Revelation of God’s “Wrath”
Crime and Punishment: Divine Withdrawal and the Self-Destructive Nature of Sin
Doing and Allowing: The Crucicentric Significance of Scripture’s Dual Speech Pattern
A Question of Divine Culpability: Responding to Objections to the Principle of Redemptive Withdrawal
Defending Divine Genocide: The Inadequacy of Traditional Defenses of the Conquest Narrative
When God’s Nonviolent Plans Fail: The Cruciform Interpretation of the Conquest Narrative
The Principle of Cosmic Conflict
The Battle of the Gods: Cosmic Conflict and the Old Testament
Caught in the Cross Fire: Cosmic Conflict and the New Testament
When Hell Breaks Loose: Redemptive Withdrawal and Cosmic Conflict
The Dragon-Swallowing Dragon: Examples of Cosmic-Level Aikido Warfare
The Principle of Semiautonomous Power
Mauling Bears and a Lethal Palladium: When Divine Power Gets Misused
Postscript: Unlocking the Secret of the Scroll
Appendix V: The Escalation of Violence in the Promised Land
Appendix VI: Hardening People’s Hearts
Appendix VII: Can Satan’s Kingdom Be Divided against Itself?
Appendix VIII: The Quail Plague
Appendix IX: The Testing of Abraham
Appendix X: The Issue of Supersessionism
Suggested Readings on Central Topics in The Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Acknowledgments
Index of Authors and Subjects
Index of Scripture
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