Barely-Vangelical: 4 Attempts to Understand Old Testament Violence

CHECK OUT MY PATREON HERE: https://patreon.com/JoelWentz?utm_med... Learn the Biblical Languages with Kairos Classroom, and use the discount code JOELWENTZ when signing up for a course for 10% off! https://kairosclassroom.com Follow me on Goodreads:   / joel-wentz   The violent narratives in the Old Testament literature are difficult (to put it mildly) to square with the ethics taught by Jesus and the New Testament. How do we make sense of the commands "to leave no one alive" in books like Deuteronomy and Joshua? What about the challenge of the historicity of the accounts? What are some ways that scholars who respect the biblical texts have tried to make sense of this tangled issue? Here is my attempt to summarize 4 different methods that have been helpful for my own journey.... 00:00 - Intro and Patreon Blurb 03:32 - My Default Perspective 07:26 - Revising My Perspective 12:09 - The "Best Case Scenario" Path 14:47 - The Spiritual-Cosmological Path 16:43 - The "God Was Misunderstood" Path 20:47 - The "It's.....Complicated" Path 25:07 - Concluding Thoughts