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God and the Genocide of the Canaanites
Students in my CHR 101 class might appreciate this discussion from Matt Flanagan of the book of Judges and the morality of God’s commands to “exterminate” the Canaanites before we delve into the Settlement of Canaan next week. Part 1: … Continue reading
Did God Command Joshua to Commit Genocide?
Of course not, and it is possible to say so while maintaining the highest possible view of Scripture. The key, as is so often the case, is to pay attention to literary genre—in this case, the conventional literary tropes ancient … Continue reading


