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Law paper 1

Law paper 1

Q Write a brief research paper, 6-8 pages long, dealing with a specific OT law. The topic is the “The Conduct of Warfare” from Deuteronomy 20(See Below). Your investigation of the law should focus on the law's meaning (for its original Israelite audience) and (briefly) its theological and practical value for Christians. As you consider this law, most of your effort should be on the law's meaning (80%), with perhaps only 20% on its theological and practical implications. To research the law's meaning, you should utilize scholarly commentaries, Bible dictionaries, journal articles, books, etc. Turabian format with a Bibliography page. At least 10 sources. Must have Gane, Stuart, and Alexander as sources. DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th by midnight. Conduct of Warfare 1. Rules for conducting warfare against distant cities (Deut 20:10-15) 2. Do not fear superior forces when the Lord is with you (Deut 20:1; cf. Deut 7:18, 21) 3. Priestly speech before a battle (Deut 20:1- 4) 4. Four exemptions for serving in the army (Deut 20:5

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The ways of ensuring warfare to be conducted by the Israelites had been standardized by God the Father through specific commands for doing something in some situations and not doing something in specific situations. In Deut 20:10-11, there are clear instructions provided to the Israelites to ensure that there would be attempts made to make peace first. This implies that God the Father had wanted to ensure that fights could be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, the sign of the peace-offering had been commanded to the Israelites by God the Father to be proclaimed before raising the sword and starting to fight.