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Paul Copan on Divine Violence

Today’s guest post was written by Paul Copan. His essay is a review of my book Divine Violence and the Character of God. Paul is a professor at the Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) and holds the endowed Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics. He is author or editor of more than 40 books, including his well-known book, Is God a Moral Monster? Some Reflections on Claude…

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Divine Violence

The manuscript for my book Divine Violence and the Character of God has been accepted for publication. The book will be published probably next January. The research, the writing, and the editing of the manuscript took more than one year of my time. This is the reason I have not published my blog as often as before. There is much violence in the Old Testament, both human and divine. Christians…

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If we are committed to overcoming the Old Testament's troubling legacy and stopping harmful effects of violent texts, we need to read differently. For many, this will involve developing some new reading habits, including a willingness (1) to read actively not passively, (2) to question the text, and (3) to engage in an ethical critique of violent ideologies... I would like to offer three key commitments that guide this critique and that help us determine what constitutes an ethically responsible reading of the Bible. They are the rule of love, a commitment to justice, and a consistent ethic of life... This critique should increase our love for others and God, advance the full humanity of every individual and promote liberation from every oppressive structure, and resisting all readings that condone the use of violence and lethal force against others, even when such force is ostensibly exercised in the name of justice

Quote and paraphrasing from Eric A. Seibert, "The Violence of Scripture: Overcoming the Old Testament's Troubling Legacy" (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012), 62-69.