First World War in Biblical Light: The Religious Causes of Its Begining More than a century has passed from since the beginning of the Great War, so
I decided to take a look at it and shed a biblical light on it. First of all, I
analyzed the vectors of the Old Testament wars, paying special attention to the
legal field, starting from Deuteronomy 20, where Israeli soldiers were called
to fight with much restraint, unlike their blood-thirsty neighbors. The war in
the Bible is an accident; God does not scatter crimes and divine punishment
everywhere, but only in some special cases and with pedagogical purposes. It is
only with pain and shame, because He expects the penitence of the guilty – not
his death. The involvement of the Romanian Army in the First World War and the
way they fought shows a burning desire to recover the lost territories at any
costs. I have analyzed the biblical and spiritual dimensions of this national
ideal, focusing on the idea of the “holy war” in this operational theater that
incorporates fear, fright and regrets from all over the world. CĂTĂLIN VARGA |
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