Bloody, Brutal and Barbaric? Ep.2 Traditional Answers and Reading Redemptively Part One

Summary

With less awkwardness and a little more laughter, we talk about chapters 2-4 of Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric. We think about the trouble with traditional answers to the Canaanite conquest and the importance of perspective. Patterns in scripture, such as the concern for sacred space and literal and figurative Canaanites, help to provide a framework for a redemptive reading of scripture. We also have good conversations about our perspectives of God, and where they might be insufficient.

Notes

1) This is a condensed version of Louie Giglio’s “all creation worships” sermon that Kate mentioned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=helxFeG-0n0

2) CSBV director Dr Helen Paynter’s article on Jesus’ victory over evil paralleling Israel’s victory over the Canaanites:

Paynter, Helen. “Matthew’s Gadarene Swine and the Conquest of Jericho: An Intertextual Reading.” Pacific Journal of Theological Research 14, no. 2 (2019): 13-24.

3) Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

This podcast is a production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.

https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/

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Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines, Le June, Nbhd Nick