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Matthew J. Lynch
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“He would protect creation from ever again collapsing.”
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
“Recognizing these Canaanite- and foreigner-including texts doesn’t undermine all other references to killing Canaanites. Those stories are still there. However, they at the very least complicate our ability to portray the conquest as a straightforward account of genocidal destruction.”
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
“The herem language is supposed to shock and startle. So, a first step is to simply notice that response in ourselves. We might wonder if they don’t disturb us.”
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
― Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God
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