A history of modern scholarship on the biblical word ḥerem
Subtitle: the contributions of Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Peter C. Craigie, and Tremper Longman, III
By: William L. Lyons ; with a foreword by John Kelsay.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773438347
Subjects: Kaiser, Walter C; Craigie, Peter C; Longman, Tremper; Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; War -- Biblical teaching
Notes: "This research project makes an important contribution to both the history of the interpretation of biblical ideas about 'ḥerem' (frequently translated 'holy war') and the study of the development of modern evangelical biblical hermeneutics, allowing the reader to formulate independent conclusions based on a close reading of biblical passages and in dialogue with evangelical biblical interpretation"--ECIP summary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.