Book Launch: Dr. Matthew Lynch – Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God

DR. MATTHEW LYNCH
THURSDAY, MAR 16, 2023
7–9 PM IN THE REGENT COLLEGE CHAPEL

You are invited to a book launch, talk, and signing with Dr. Matthew Lynch, Associate Professor of Old Testament, on his new book Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God. The talk will be followed by a book signing.

OPENING RECEPTION

Please join us in the Regent College Chapel for this onsite event or connect online via rgnt.net/live.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Too often, treatments of Old Testament brutality and violence opt for simplistic solutions or flatten the Old Testament’s rich storytelling. Such approaches can leave readers frustrated and confused, leading some to even walk away from their faith. In Flood and Fury, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch approaches two of the most violent passages in the Old Testament—the Flood and the Canaanite conquest—and offers a way forward that doesn’t require softening or ignoring the most troubling aspects of these stories. Flood and Fury challenges us to let go of the need to rescue the Old Testament from itself, to listen afresh to its own critiques of violence, and to see its compelling vision of shalom.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Matthew Lynch is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Regent College an an expert on violence in the Hebrew Bible, monotheism, and the Book of Isaiah. He is the author of several books.

Questions? You may email Regent Bookstore here.