Bloody, Brutal and Barbaric? Ep. 9 The Relationship between “Drive Out” and “Total Kill”

Summary

In this episode, we dive into how Webb and Oeste explain the relationship between the "drive out" and "total kill" instructions in Scripture. We see that it doesn’t make sense for them to be two words for the same thing, but they are related. They actually function as two means to the same end, and we'll discuss how the authors develop this idea of "shared-goal equivalency." 

This conversation led us to talk about God's mercy and patience, and to re-evaluate whether we tell and apply these stories in a way that truly reflects God's tone.

Notes

Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

A production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.

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Podcast cover art by Studio of Broken Things

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Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines (feat. Le June & Nbhd Nick)