Is God a moral monster?: making sense of the Old Testament God
Grand Rapids, Mich
Baker Books
Includes bibliographical references )p. 235 - 252(
Paul Copan
Who are the new atheists? -- The new atheists and the Old Testament God -- Great appetite for praise and sacrifices? Divine arrogance or humility? -- Monumental rage and kinglike jealousy? Understanding the covenant-making God -- Child abuse and bullying? God's ways and the binding of Isaac -- God's timeless wisdom? incremental steps for hardened hearts -- The Bible's ubiquitous weirdness? Kosher foods, kooky laws? )I( -- The Bible's ubiquitous weirdness? Kosher foods, kooky laws? )II( -- Barbarisms, crude laws, and other imaginary crimes? Punishments and other harsh realities in perspective -- Misogynistic? Women in Israel -- Bride - price? Polygamy, concubinage, and other such questions -- Warrant for trafficking in humans as farm equipment? )I(: slavery in Israel -- Warrant for trafficking in humans as farm equipment? )II(: challenging texts on slavery -- Warrant for trafficking in humans as farm equipment? )III(: slavery in the New Testament -- Indiscriminate massacre and ethnic cleansing? The killing of the Canaanites )I( -- Indiscriminate massacre and ethnic cleansing? The killing of the Canaanites )II( -- Indiscriminate massacre and ethnic cleansing? The killing of the Canaanites )III( -- The root of all evil? Does religion cause violence? -- Morality without a lawgiving God? The divine foundation of goodness -- We have moved beyond this God )haven't we?(: Jesus as the fulfiller of the Old Testament