Canter Bridge

Von Rad’s venerable and seminal treatment of the topic, now made available in an inexpensive reprint, is considerably enhanced for modern readers by B.C. Ollenburger’s introductory essay, ‘Gerhard von Rad’s Theory of Holy War.’ This version of what has become a classic point of departure for studies of warfare and the Divine Warrior figure in the Old Testament’ is further complemented by J.E. Sanderson’s ‘War, Peace, and Justice in the Hebrew Bible: A Representative Bibliography.’ Approaching the topic with an ethical concern that is not given broad expression in Von Rad’s monograph, Sanderson appends her annotated bibliography ‘as a contribution to the advancement of peace’ from the pen of ‘someone with a lifelong fascination for the Bible as well as a commitment to peacemaking.’ (more…)

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