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The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: A Review
John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton. The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest. InterVarsity Press, 2017. Some folks will likely […]
biblical studies, biblical violence, biblical warfare, canaanite genocideJesus, the God of Genocide, and William Barclay
William Barclay (d. 1978) is a lot like C.S. Lewis in one key respect: he was a British scholar widely […]
Bible, biblical violence, hermeneutics, revelation, William BarclayTeaching the Destruction of Jericho to Children
The way that “children’s Bibles” alter and distort biblical violence is a source of great interest to me as I’ve […]
biblical violence, children, ethics, Jericho1 Samuel 15 and Paul Copan’s Middling Compromise
This week “Unbelievable” featured Part 2 of an exchange between Paul Copan and Greg Boyd on Boyd’s new book The Crucifixion of the […]
biblical violence, ethics, Greg Boyd, hermeneutics, Justin Brierley, Paul CopanThe Violent God Debate: An Unbelievable Review
This week’s episode of Unbelievable features a debate between Paul Copan and Greg Boyd regarding Boyd’s new book The Crucifixion of […]
biblical interpretation, biblical violence, ethics, Greg Boyd, Justin Brierley, Paul CopanCan divine wrath explain divinely commanded genocide?
In his 2005 book Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace theologian Miroslav Volf provides a penetrating […]
biblical ethics, biblical violence, ethics, genocide, Miroslav Volf, Paul CopanOn Stoning the Children
I am currently writing a book which includes a short section where I talk about the practice of stoning insubordinate […]
biblical violence, Deuteronomy, Eugene Merrill, stoningDivine Violence and the Church: Is Joshua Ryan Butler’s answer sufficient?
This week “Unbelievable” with Justin Brierley featured an engaging discussion on God and wrath between Brian Zahnd and Joshua Ryan […]
Bible, biblical violence, Brian Zahnd, divine violence, Joshua Ryan Butler, Justin BrierleyCursing the Killer: On Praying the Imprecatory Psalms
Over the years I’ve preached my sermon on the imprecatory psalms on several occasions. Not surprisingly, when you return to […]
biblical violence, curse, evil, forgiveness, God, imprecatory psalm, problem of evil, sermon