Monotheism Power Justice: Collected Old Testament Essays

Since the mid-sixties a steady stream of essays and addresses has come from the pen and heart of Millard Lind. Millard began his teaching career at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in 1959. During the early years of his teaching a major portion of Millards scholarly energies went toward the refinement of his doctoral dissertation in order to be published. Its final form appeared in the Herald Press book Yahweh Is a Warrior. This book represents a landmark in studies on the topic of Yahwehs warfare as presented in the Hebrew Scriptures. It has numerous critical reviews and has generally stood the test of the scholarly picking and pruning. Alongside this major work Millard has turned out numerous essays some playing a supportive role to his Yahweh Is a Warrior thesis but many pioneering in new directions as well. As the four divisions in the table of contents indicate these essays represent work in at least four areas of probing in the Hebrew Scriptures: method; aspects of law justice and power; war and economics; and worship mission and community. This range of investigation and productivity indicates the holistic perspective of Millards scholarly concern and theological reflection. In part it also testifies to Millards role as a churchman since some of these investigations grew out of specific requests of various groups or congregations to address a particular issue. --From the Foreword by William Swartley