num_pages: 136
description: How can a good God command genocide? In this short accessible offering Charlie Trimm provides the resources needed to make sense of one of the Bibles most difficult ethical problemsthe Israelite destruction of the Canaanites as told in the books of Deuteronomy Joshua and Judges. Trimm begins with a survey of important background issues including the nature of warfare in the ancient Near East the concept of genocide (with perspectives gleaned from the field of genocide studies) and the history and identity of the Canaanite people. With this foundation in place he then introduces four possible approaches to reconciling biblical The depth of material provided in concise form makes Trimms book ideal as a supplementary textbook or as a primer for any Christian perturbed by the stories of the destruction of the Canaanites in the Old Testament.
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title: The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation
publisher: Eerdmans