
God Is a Man of War: The Problem of Violence in the Old Testament (Stephen De Young)
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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The Young's Overarching Framework Is That of Our Fallen World
The old testament is filled with violence, not infrequently ordered directly by god. Christian thinkers and christianity's foes have been aware of this dynamic for two thousand years. While deyung does not reject allegory, he rejects at can explain many of the very specific historical events scripture narrates. When scriptures or elements of the church's tradition prove difficult, this is an invitation to delve into them more deeply, not to evade them.
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