How are Christians to approach troubling passages in the Old Testament, the so-called "texts of terror?" What are we to make of the conquests done by God’s own people in the Old Covenant, and in the name of God? And... Continue Reading →
Christianity is known for making the claim of being nonviolent. Jesus, after all, allegedly taught his followers to “turn the other cheek," and to pray for those who seek their harm and undoing. Jesus even went so far as... Continue Reading →
Questions That Matter 
“What is Idolatry? Was Samson a Hero? What about the Conquests?” Approaching Judges
(Below is part 1 of my review on David Beldman's 2020 commentary on Judges in the Two Horizons Commentary series, a series I have long come to greatly appreciate and respect.) Judges is a rather dark and gloomy narrative about... Continue Reading →