Title: Crying for justice : what the Psalms teach us about mercy and vengeance in an age of terrorism /
Authors: Day, John, 1948-
Publisher: Kregel Publications,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Mercy.; Revenge Religious aspects Christianity; Terrorism Religious aspects Christianity
Abstract: Given the widespread violence and terrorism of the 21st-century world, should Christians be seeking divine vengeance like that demonstrated in the retribution psalms of David? This book examines the theology of the curses in the Psalms as well as the ancient cultural context and then shows how mercy and vengeance should play out in our current world. - Publisher.
Contents: Unsatisfactory solutions -- Curse in its cultural context -- Blood bath: Psalm 58 -- Baby bashing: Psalm 137 -- Unholy litany: Psalm 109 -- Apparent contradictions -- Heaping coals of fire -- New Testament curses.