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Were Simeon and Levi right to slaughter the Shechemites?—Genesis 34
Was it right for Jacob’s sons Simeon and Levi to massacre the Shechemites because the prince of Shechem…
Be careful whom you trust—Genesis 34:1-3
The narrator of Genesis tells the story of Jacob and the Shechemites partly to remind Israel that they…
No way to treat guests—Genesis 19
Two angels came to Sodom to test its morality (Gen 18:20-22). They arrived in evening, when hospitality would…
Slaughtering the Benjamites II: merciless anarchy—Judges 20:29—21:25
(Continued from Part I, http://craigkeener.com/slaughtering-the-benjamites-i-benjamins-depravity-judges-191-2028/) Judges goes on to narrate the Israelites’ unbridled vengeance against the Benjamites and…
Slaughtering the Benjamites I: Benjamin’s depravity—Judges 19:1—20:28
If biblical texts about slaughtering the Canaanites rightly make us uncomfortable (see http://craigkeener.com/slaughtering-the-canaanites-part-i-limiting-factors/; http://craigkeener.com/slaughtering-the-canaanites-part-ii-switching-sides/; http://craigkeener.com/slaughtering-the-canaanites-part-iii-gods-ideal/), biblical texts about…
The Bible and rape
Steve and Celestia Tracy travel from the U.S. each year to provide ministry to women in the Democratic…