War--what does the Bible say?

vii, 64 p.; 19 cm. (Christian news-letter books ; 7) Contents -- Preface -- I. The relevance of the Bible, the Bible and history -- II. The wars of God -- III. War as duty, soldiers in Israel -- IV. War as problem -- V. War as judgment, Armageddon -- VI. War against war: prophet and king, crisis and law, church and state -- Index. -- `The word "theocracy" was coined by Josephus. "Some legislators have permitted their governments to be under monarchies, others put them under oligarchies, and others under a republican form; but our legislator [Moses] had no regard to any of these forms, but he ordained our government to be what,by a strained expression, may be termed a Theocracy, by ascribing the authority and the power to God." [Contra Apionem, II. 17] "The reason why the constitution of this legislation was ever better directed to the utility of all than other legislations were is this,that Moses didnot make religion a part of virtue, but he saw and he ordained other virtues to be a part of religion--I mean justice, and fortitude, and temperance, and a universal agreement of the members of the community with one another; for all our actions and studies, and all our words (in Moses' settlement) have a reference to piety towards God." If it be objected that this has proved a failure, it may be urged that hitherto the medium of divine control has been a priesthood, and that what is required is a prophetic leadership supported by an increasing prophetic element in the general population. This means that States must become Churches in the New Testament sense,--to which indeed the Old Testament looks forward. (Num. xi. 29; Joel ii. 28f.)' (p. 60 f.) VG orig. green on ivory boards in spotted dj.…