Katie RoseMay 6, 20212 minWas it OK to kill all the Canaanites? (Part 4 of 4)If you've been following these Q&A's for the past month, you know we've been thinking through the divine command that the Israelites...
Katie RoseMay 6, 20212 minWas it OK to kill all the Canaanites? (Part 3 of 4)In part 1 of this Q&A we saw that we should not AVOID the troublesome texts where God commands and Israel carries out the destruction of...
Katie RoseMay 6, 20212 minWas it OK to kill all the Canaanites? (Part 2 of 4)Last week we talked about how God commanded Israel to wipe out the Canaanites. This reality rubs many of us the wrong way. We can't avoid...
Katie RoseMay 6, 20212 minWas it OK to Kill the Canaanites? (Part 1 of 4)Let's be honest...the Bible contains some troubling texts. Not least of these are the numerous Old Testament passages calling for the...