Show Them No Mercy : 4 Views on God and Canaanite Genocide

by Stanley N. Gundry, Series Editor; C. S. Cowles, Eugene H. Merrill, Daniel L. Gard, and Tremper Longman III

• ISBN13: 9780310245681
• ISBN10: 0310245680
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780310873761
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Zondervan
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Summary

A discussion of various contemporary evangelical views of genocide in the Old Testament.Christians are often shocked to read that Yahweh, the God of the Israelites, commanded the total destruction-all men, women, and children-of the ethnic group know as the Canaanites. This seems to contradict Jesus' command in the New Testament to love your enemies and do good to all people. How can Yahweh be the same God as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ? What does genocide in the Bible have to do with the politics of the 21st century?This book explores, in typical Counterpoints format, the Old Testament command of God to exterminate the Canaanite population and what that implies about continuity between the Old and New Testaments.The four points of view presented on the continuity of the Testaments are:- Strong Discontinuity -C . S. Cowles- Moderate Discontinuity -Eugene H. Merrill- piritual Continuity -Tremper Longman III- Eschatological Continuity -Daniel L. Gard

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
Abbreviations	9	(2)
The Case for Radical Discontinuity	11	(50)
C.S. Cowles
Responses
Eugene H. Merrill	47	(6)
Daniel L. Gard	53	(4)
Tremper Longman III	57	(4)
The Case for Moderate Discontinuity	61	(50)
Eugene H. Merrill
Responses
C. S. Cowles	97	(5)
Daniel L. Gard	102	(5)
Tremper Longman III	107	(4)
The Case for Eschatological Continuity	111	(48)
Daniel L. Gard
Responses
C. S. Cowles	145	(5)
Eugene H. Merrill	150	(5)
Tremper Longman III	155	(4)
The Case for Spiritual Continuity	159	(46)
Tremper Longman III
Responses
C. S. Cowles	191	(5)
Eugene H. Merrill	196	(4)
Daniel L. Gard	200	(5)
Scripture Index	205	(6)
Subject Index	211