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S9 Ep964: Is God a Moral Monster? Dr. Paul Copan

Theology in the Raw

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The Amalekites in the Book of Deuteronomy

Exaggeration is a twofold rhetorical device in warfare in the ancient eries. You have, first mentiond of a localized battle, and then secondly, you have universal conquest. The same serts of dynamics are at work here. So it's very interesting that you have a lot of hyperbole, a lot of exaggeration. And so man, woman, young and old are thrown in to the mix even though they're not present in that in that battle site.

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