The crucifixion of the warrior God : interpreting the Old Testament's violent portraits of God in light of the cross, vol 1 / Gregory A. Boyd

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. The cruciform hermeneutic -- Part I. The centrality of the crucified Christ -- The faith of Jacob : wrestling with "strange" and "alien" portraits of God -- The true face of God : the absoluteness of the revelation of God in Christ -- Finding Jesus in the Old Testament : the Christocentric hermeneutic of the early church -- The cruciform center, part 1 : the cross as the supreme revelation of God -- The cruciform center, part 2 : the cross as the thematic center of the gospel -- Is the centrality of the cross thesis defensible? Responding to objections -- Part II. The problem of divine violence -- The dark side of the Bible : taking a hard look at scripture's "texts of terror" -- Wrestling with Yahweh's violence, part 1 : the dismissal solution -- Wrestling with Yahweh's violence, part 2 : the synthesis solution -- Part III. The cruciform hermeneutic -- A meaning worthy of God : the reinterpretation solution -- Through the lens of the cross : finding the crucified Christ in violent depictions of God -- Interpreting scripture as God's word : the cruciform hermeneutic and the theological interpretation of scripture.