God At War

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CONTENTS
Abbreviations
Introduction - The Normativity of Evil Within a Warfare Worldview
The Warfare Worldview: A Crosscultural Perspective
The Truth of the Warfare Worldview
About This Work
A Word of Appreciation
Part I - The Warfare Worldview of the Old Testament
1 - Hearing Zosia - The Problem with the Problem of Evil
Three Fundamental Objections
The Concrete Problem of Evil
The Problem with the Problem of Evil
Satan and Postmodernity
Conclusion
2 - Locking up the Raging Sea - The Hostile Environment of the Earth
The Warfare Motif in Ancient Near Eastern Literature
Demons in the Old Testament
Yahweh’s Conflict with the Raging Sea
Conclusion
3 - Slaying Leviathan - Cosmic Warfare and the Preservation and Restoration of Creation
Yahweh and the Cosmic Monsters
Warfare and Creation
Conclusion
4 - Judging “the Gods” - Yahweh’s Conflict with Angelic Beings in the Old Testament
Yahweh and Lesser “Gods”
The Nature and Origin of Ancient Jewish Monotheism
The Council of Yahweh
Rebellion Among the Gods
5 - Rebuking the Adversary - The Activity and Origin of Satan in the Old Testament
Is God the Author of Evil?
Other Possible References to the Devil
Conclusion
Part II - The Warfare Worldview of the New testament
6 - Tying up the Strong Man - The Kingdom of God as a Warfare Concept
Intertestamental Developments
Jesus’ View of the Satanic Army
Jesus and the Kingdom of God
Conclusion
7 - War of the Worlds - The Warfare Theme of Jesus’ Exorcisms and Miracles
Exorcisms in Jesus’ Ministry
Jesus’ Mastery over Rebellious Nature
8 - Storming the Gates of Hell - Kingdom Conflict in the Teachings of Jesus
Jesus’ Warfare Teaching in the Synoptic Gospels
Jesus’ Teaching in the Gospel of John
Conclusion
9 - Christus Victor - The Warfare Significance of Christ’s Death and Resurrection
The Victory of the Cross
Deliverance from the Devil
10 - Engaging the Powers - The Christian Life as Spiritual Warfare
The New Testament’s Conception of the Demonic Realm
The Activity of the Demonic Realm
The Christian Life as Warfare
The Origin and End of Satan and Fallen Angels
Conclusion: The Centrality of the Warfare Perspective
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Author/Subject Index
Scripture Index
Praise for God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict
About the Authors
More Titles from InterVarsity Press
Copyright Page
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