Melissa Dougherty
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Did God Really Command Genocide? A Scholar Explains the Violence in Scripture
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1:21:44Now PlayingWhy does the Old Testament seem so violent? Many people, Christians and unbelievers, scratch their heads at this. Does God condone slavery, genocide, and other violence? How do we make sense of this, along with what the Bible says about love? I talk with expert Paul Copan about this, who has written extensively on the topic of violence in the Old Testament. I try to ask him about some of the most common questions people have about this.
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