The 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 attempt to deify nationalism by calling its wars holy. He interprets Exodus as liturgy, the Day of Yahweh, celebrating God's defeat of Pharaoh and the ultimate ascendancy of Israelite authority. This liturgy, though, did not remain static, but changed as the national experience of exile changed the practice of Israelite worship. An isolated event evolved into an extended account of salvation history, in which the life of faith becomes a wilderness march to the promised land. Dozeman traces how revisionary embellishments in the plot structure and characters of the Exodus story reflected the new understanding of divine power. By combining literary and historical interpretation this study offers the first serious inquiry into the idea of divine power, and makes a major contribution to resurgent research on the Pentateuch as a whole. No scholar concerned with biblical historiography and its justification of holy wars can afford to ignore this book.

God at War: A Study of Power in the Exodus Tradition

Religion & Spirituality

Dozeman, Thomas B.

Christian Books & Bibles

Oxford University Press

The World Council of Churches has called for renewed theological reflection on the biblical roots of ordination to strengthen the vocational identity of the ordained and to provide a framework for ecumenical dialogue. This book is a response to that call. It is grounded in the assumption that the vocation of ordination requires an understanding of holiness and how it functions in human religious experience. The goal is to construct a biblical theology of ordination that is embedded in broad reflection on the nature of holiness. Dozeman's study of holiness and ministry interweaves three methodologies. The first, from the History of Religions, describes two theories of holiness in the study of religion, as a dynamic force and as a ritual resource. Both play a central role in biblical literature and establish the paradigm of ordination to Word and Sacrament in Christian tradition. Second, the study of the formation of the Mosaic Office illustrates how the two views of holiness model ordination to the prophetic word and to the priestly ritual. Third, Canonical Criticism provides the lens to explore the ongoing influence of the Mosaic Office in the New Testament literature. Holiness and Ministry will assist candidates for ordination to discern their call experience and establish professional identity within individual traditions of Christianity, while also providing a resource for ecumenical dialogue on the nature and purpose of Christian ordination.

Holiness and Ministry: A Biblical Theology of Ordination

An acknowledged expert on the Hebrew Bible, Thomas Dozeman offers a fresh translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the book of Joshua and explores the nature, function, and causes of the religious violence depicted therein. By blending the distinct teachings of Deuteronomy and the Priestly literature, Dozeman provides a unique interpretation of holy war as a form of sacred genocide, arguing that, since peace in the promised land required the elimination of the populations of all existent royal cities, a general purging of the land accompanied the progress of the ark of the covenant. This essential work of religious scholarship demonstrates how the theme of total genocide is reinterpreted as partial conquest when redactors place Joshua, an independent book, between Deuteronomy and Judges. The author traces the evolution of this reinterpretation of the central themes of religious violence while providing a comparison of the two textual versions of Joshua and an insightful analysis of the book’s reception history.

Joshua 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Volume 1) (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

Yale University Press

The second installment of Thomas B. Dozeman’s authoritative commentary on the book of Joshua\nFollowing the Pentateuch in the traditional canon, the book of Joshua chronicles the conquest of the Canaanite nations, the distribution of the newly acquired land to the twelve tribes of Israel, and Joshua’s death at the conclusion of the covenant ceremony at Shechem. The second half of the book traces the development of a burgeoning pan-Israelite identity as the tribes receive territorial assignments, form a political league, and unite in the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel.\nIn the second volume of his two-volume commentary on the book of Joshua, Thomas B. Dozeman provides an overview of critical debates surrounding the composition of the book, its function in relationship to the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets, and the role of geography in ancient literature. He shows how the book of Joshua originated as an independent Samarian myth of tribal conquest and land distribution, and outlines how it evolved into its role as an Israelite origin story. Complete with a thorough introduction and a new translation of these twelve chapters, this volume explores how the book of Joshua employs the twin themes of genealogy and geography to underscore both unity and difference among the tribes, conveying ancient Israelite beliefs about ownership, identity, and power.

Joshua 13-24: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

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Ancient Civilizations

New Interpreter's® Bible offers critically sound biblical interpretations for the 1990s and beyond. Guided by scholars, pastors, and laity representing diverse traditions, academic experience, and involvement in the Church, this entirely new collection of writings is specifically prepared to meet the needs of preachers, teachers, and all students of the Bible. Easy-to-use Format: * Full texts and critical notes: NIV and NRSV * A detailed, critical Commentary providing an exegetical "close-reading" of the biblical text * Reflections that present a detailed exposition of issues raised in the discussion and dealt with in the Commentary Key Features: * The entire Bible (including the Apocrypha Deuterocanonical books) in twelve volumes * Introductions to each book that cover essential historical, sociocultural, literary, and theological issues * An ecumenical roster of contributors * Comprehensive, concise articles * Numerous visual aids (illustrations, maps, charts, timelines) enhance use. 
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Each volume offers liturgical advice for worship planning. For each Sunday, there are ideas to integrate the focus on the Church Year through worship, music, color, and the proclamation of the Word. Also available in electronic editions. YEAR A: Advent/Christmas/Epiphany

Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Year A: Advent/Christmas/Epiphany (Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Series)

Soards, Marion L.

McCabe, Kendall

Each volume offers liturgical advice for worship planning. For each Sunday, there are ideas to integrate the focus on the Church Year through worship, music, color, and the proclamation of the Word. YEAR C: Advent-Christmas-Epiphany

Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Year C: Advent/Christmas/Epiphany

The 10th book in a 12 volume series designed to help preachers prepare and preach powerful, effective sermons based on the Revised Common Lectionary. In addition to outstanding comments that show pastors how to apply each lectionary text to preaching, this series offers preachers extensive liturgical advice. Each volume shows how the focus on the Church Year can be integrated through worship, music, color, and the proclamation of the Word. Each volume also contains helpful suggestions for hymns, prayers, and liturgies.

Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Year C: Lent/Easter

Each volume offers liturgical advice for worship planning. For each Sunday, there are ideas to integrate the focus on the Church Year through worship, music, color, and the proclamation of the Word. YEAR C: After Pentecost 1

Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Year C: After Pentecost 1

This reference book offers preachers liturgical advice for worship planning. It contains weekly sermon helps and suggestions for liturgical symbolism. Year C: After Pentecost 2

Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary Year C: After Pentecost 2

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