This Sunday – March 7 12:30 pm!
The Lord of Hosts:Yahweh as a War God
Dr. Jonathan Roth, Professor of History, San Jose State University
Dr. Roth will discuss the Biblical term “Lord of Hosts”, which comes from the Hebrew term “Yahweh Tzaba’ot”. In early books of the Bible, God often functions as a general, directing the Children of Israel in wars. After the fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, Jews frequently served in the armies of surrounding nations. Worship of the “Lord of Hosts” might have played an important role in the survival of Judaism in exile. Dr. Roth will show how war played a much larger role in early Judaism than is often recognized.