Dr. Platypus

Greg Boyd has been writing up a storm about the violence of certain passages in the Old Testament and what it means for Christian theology. It’s a great, though-provoking series worthy of serious reflection.

1. What’s at Stake in Trying to Explain the Violent God of the Old Testament?
2. The Violent Strand of the Old Testament and Our Picture of God
3. OT Violence and Christian Behavior
4. Could Old Testament Warriors Have Been Mistaken?
5. A Defense of Eller’s Thesis
6. A Critique of Eller’s Thesis
7. Craigie: The Problem of War in the Old Testament, Part I
8. Revealing the Horror of War: Review of Craigie, Part II
9. A Negative Object Lesson: Review of Craigie III
10. The Teleological Exegetical Principle and O.T. Violence
11. Creach and the Command to “Utterly Destroy”