Violent Deaths in the Bible: Eighteen Shocking Tales of Judgment and Redemption

by Jonah F. Haddad

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2024

Overview

Irreverent and profane content litters the pages of Scripture. Stories of stabbing, beheading, dismemberment, defenestration, trampling, burning, and mauling are commonplace. The violence of the Bible can’t be ignored. It can’t be swept under the rug. But every violent story adorning the pages of Scripture is there for a reason. Each shocking tale of judgment and redemption teaches us something about the nature of God and humans. If we’re willing to go where our Sunday school picture Bibles refuse to go, we might be rewarded. The R-rated stuff might prove instructive. Violent Deaths in the Bible promises to offend and disrupt, even as it guides us to the most meaningful death of all--the death of Jesus on the cross.

Praise for Violent Deaths in the Bible

Jonah Haddad is both a careful student of Scripture and a fine writer. In this original and insightful book, he takes some of the grizzliest passages of Scripture and explains their meaning and application. I know of no other study like it, and it will repay a careful and meditative reading.

——Douglas Groothuis, distinguished university research professor of apologetics and Christian worldview, Cornerstone University

Jonah Haddad brings a fresh perspective on a theme throughout the Bible that many times is ignored by Bible teachers: extreme violence in our broken world. God put the stories of extreme violence in the Bible for us, and Haddad’s perspectives on these stories helps us understand the gospel, especially the cross of Jesus Christ, in a way that gives us hope in this broken world. Read it reflectively and allow the Holy Spirit to bring a deeper understanding of the story of the Bible—a God who redeems!

——Barry Vegter, district superintendent, Rocky Mountain District, Evangelical Free Church of America

Dealing with puzzling and provocative stories in the Bible is not an easy task—especially stories of violent, sometimes appalling incidents. Jonah Haddad tackles this task with an intriguing twist. He has a knack for both turning a phrase and giving a thoughtful insight into stories which cause many of the rest of us to just turn the page.

——Rick Langer, professor of theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

Product Details

• Title: Violent Deaths in the Bible: Eighteen Shocking Tales of Judgment and Redemption
• Author: Jonah F. Haddad
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 188
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9798385212132, 9798385212125, 9798385212118
• Resource ID: LLS:9798385212132
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-23T00:25:01Z

About Jonah F. Haddad

Jonah F. Haddad earned his MA in Philosophy of Religion from Denver Seminary. He is also the author of Leaving Dirt Place: Love as an Apologetics for Christianity.