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War: What is it Good For? - handling violent texts in a peace-loving church (Deuteronomy 20:10-19Joshua 6:1-6Ephesians 2:13-22)

Simon Barrow, July 19, 2009
Part of the Faith in the Old Testament series

Was ancient Israel's conquest of the 'Promised Land' a divinely-authorised campaign of genocide? Why is God so often portrayed in the Old Testament as a warrior-king directing Israel's military strategy? What are we to make of the violence of the Old Testament?

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About Simon Barrow: Co-Director of Ekklesia, a think-tank exploring the interface between faith and public policy

Deuteronomy 20:10-19

Joshua 6:1-6

Ephesians 2:13-22

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