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Four Pitfalls for Apologists Defending Biblical Violence
Over the last decade or so, Christian apologists have directed significant effort in defending morally problematic biblical violence including texts […]
apologetics, biblical violence, moral epistemology, moral skepticismA street apologist puts me in my place
Here is a video by a self-described street apologist who critiques my critique of William Lane Craig on biblical atrocities. […]
biblical atrocity, biblical violence, critique, ethics, hermeneutics, Randal Rauser, street epistemology, theology, William Lane CraigFour (or more) Steps to Making Sense of Biblical Violence
I was recently asked on Twitter how I deal with the problem of biblical violence, that is, the problem of […]
Bible, biblical violence, ethics, hermeneutics, violenceThe Problem of Evil and Biblical Violence: A Conversation with an Exvangelical
Clint Heacock is a former senior pastor with a PhD in theology who has since left Christianity and bills himself […]
biblical violence, Clint Heacock, dialogue, problem of evil, theodicyThe Bible depicts God commanding moral atrocities. Should we believe it?
The Bible includes some descriptions of divine action which are fundamentally at odds with the moral perceptions of properly functioning […]
biblical ethics, biblical violence, ethics, hermenutics, moral knowledge, moral perceptionThe 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 Copan