genocide in judges?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0013, 4th January, 2010

In the book of Judges, one of the conflicts we as Christians feel is when we discover that Joshua is repeatedly said to have carried out Jehovah’s commands by “utterly destroying all the inhabitants” of various areas.  And now there’s these folks, who say there was no genocide in Joshua, without compromising the truth of the book.  And it makes sense.

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2 Comments

  1. Matt
    Posted 0154, 4th January, 2010 at 0154, 4th January, 2010 | Permalink

    Thanks so much for the link.

    Glad you enjoyed it.

    There will be a follow-up post on it next Sunday.

  2. mitchell b powell
    Posted 0203, 4th January, 2010 at 0203, 4th January, 2010 | Permalink

    It’s a great post.

    I’ll definitely read the follow-up on Sunday.

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