Question.3925 - Read the excerpt from the chapter about Divine Violence in Confronting Old Testament ControversiesLinks to an external site. by Tremper Longman III (on Canvas). A friend tells you that he or she can’t believe in a God that kills so many people and even calls what God did to the Caanites as a “genocide.” Write a 3 page email to the friend responding to their claim. Be sure to use material from the chapter but use a conversational, loving tone throughout.
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xxxxx characteristics xxx not xx conflict xxxx His xxxxxxx but xxx integral xx it xxx ultimate xxxx is xx restore x broken xxxxx and xxxxx people xxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxx with xxx mdash x goal xxxxx realized xx Jesus xxxxxx I xxxxxxxxxx that xxxxx explanations xxx not xxxxxxx every xxxxxxx and xxxx rsquo x completely xxx right xxxxxxxx with xxxxx questions xx part xx a xxxxxxx faith xxxxxxx and xxxx been xxxxxxx it xxx but x want xxx to xxxx that xxxx concerns xxxxxx and xxxx reflect x deeper xxxxxxx intuition xxxx God xxx given xxx I xxxx this xxxxxxxx provides xxxx clarity xxx more xxxxxxxxxxx I xxxx to xxxxxxxxx a xxxxx of xxxxxxxxx exploration xx these xxxxxxxxx in xxx light xx God xxxxx s xxxxxxx story xx redemption xxxx give xx a xxxx whenever xxx are xxxx and xx can xxxx more xxxxx it xxxx love xxx grace xxxxxxxx References xxxxxxx T x nbsp xxxxxxxxxxx old xxxxxxxxx controversies xxxxxxxx questions xxxxx evolution xxxxxxxxx history xxx violence xxxxx BooksMore Articles From Religion
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