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Q.
Does God justify violence in scripture?
Suggested Additional Sources for Reading
- Dave Andrews, Plan Be (published by the author).
- Walter Brueggemann, Divine Presence amid Violence: Contextualizing the
Book of Joshua (Cascade, 2009). - Lee C. Camp, Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World
(Brazos, 2008). - C. S. Cowles, Show Them No Mercy (Zondervan, 2003).
- Phyllis Tribble, Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical
Narratives (Fortress Press, 1984). - James G. Williams, ed., The Rene Girard Reader (Crossroad, 1996).
- Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in an Age of
Domination (Fortress Press, 1992).
Suggested Questions for Further Discussion/Thought
- How does the violence in the scriptures reveal the violence in ourselves?
- What would it look like to not “edit out” this violence but let God
transform it in Christ? - Do you see scriptures still used today to justify violence? How so?
- How does Jesus’ call to nonviolence “perfect” the ancient laws that
preceded him?