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Paul Copan

“Is God a Moral Monster? A Review (Part 4)

April 11, 2011 by Randal

Paul Copan. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2011.  ISBN 978-0-8010-7275-8. 252 pp. The time has come to draw this review to a close. In this final installment of the review I’ll focus on Copan’s treatment of human sacrifice, genocide and ethnic cleansing in scripture. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethnic cleansing, genocide, Is God a Moral Monster?, Old Testament ethics, Paul Copan

“Is God a Moral Monster?” A Review (Part 3)

April 5, 2011 by Randal

In this section of the review (a review which will now likely be at least four parts) I want to focus on a dilemma Copan faces: either admit that certain actions undertaken by the Israelites which they attributed to divine direction were morally barbaric and should be rejected, or affirm that these actions really were morally good, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Is God a Moral Monster?, Old Testament ethics, Paul Copan, stoning

“Is God a Moral Monster?” A Review (Part 2)

April 3, 2011 by Randal

Paul Copan. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2011.  ISBN 978-0-8010-7275-8. 252 pp. Note to the reader: this was originally going to be a two part review. I’ve decided to extend it to three (or more) parts so I can stretch my legs a bit. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Abraham and Isaac, human sacrifice, Is God a Moral Monster?, Old Testament morality, Paul Copan

“Is God a Moral Monster?” A Review (Part 1)

April 1, 2011 by Randal

Paul Copan. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2011.  ISBN 978-0-8010-7275-8. 252 pp. Much has been written in recent years on the moral problems with the depiction of God in the Old Testament. Paul Copan’s Is God a Moral Monster? is a welcome entry to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Is God a Moral Monster?, new atheism, Old Testament ethics, Paul Copan

An update in the wake of Atlanta (plus a bit on rape and child killing)

November 23, 2010 by Randal

Well I’m back (as if anybody cares). Wait a minute. I care, so I’ll keep talking to myself if nobody else. It was a good time at the annual ETS conference (with a day at SBL thrown in). Let me say the weather was fine. It has been seven or eight years since I was in […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, ETS, genocide, herem, Matthew Flannagan, murder, Paul Copan, rape, Richard Hess, SBL

Georgia on my mind

November 16, 2010 by Randal

On Wednesday November 17th I’ll be flying to Atlanta, Georgia for the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. I’ll also be sticking around for the beginning of the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting so that I can deliver a paper at a forum titled “Is Yahweh a Moral Monster?” on Saturday night. I am going […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ETS, Matthew Flanagan, Paul Copan, Richard Hess, SBL

Say, whatever became of ole’ whatshisname?

September 22, 2010 by Randal

In the last few days I’ve had a few people inquire as to the status of the Tentative Apologist. Yes, I’ve been remiss in keeping the blog crackling along, this is true. But I’ve hardly been resting on my laurels. On the contrary, it’s been a couple weeks of fever pitch activity. Here’s a quick […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, EPS, Paul Copan, SBL, Tentative Apologist

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