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Episode 15: Brian Zahnd - Violence in the Bible and What to Do with It

The Bible For Normal People

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Would You Kill Children if God Commanded You to Do So?

LZ Granderson: People often ask about the Old Testament and violence. He says people are troubled when they see God commanding Israelites to kill children. LZ: How do we respond? We can question morality of God, immutability of God or how we read Scripture. "I say that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the Father of Jesus"

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