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Currently Playing: Rules of War in Deuteronomy

This episode, it's the rules of war! Deuteronomy 20 presents some pretty specific rules about how the Israelites are supposed to conduct themselves when they go up against other groups, and WOOF! Let's just say that it's definitely no Geneva Convention! ---- For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and the opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on the various social media places: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have you ordered Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bible Says So⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet??? Buy at this link: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ _____________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction: Data Over Dogma & Today’s Topic 0:16 – Setting the Stage: Why Deuteronomy 20 Is a “Doozy” 0:51 – What Is Deuteronomy? Authorship, Date, and Purpose 2:04 – Deuteronomy as Covenant & Neo-Assyrian Treaty Parallels 2:36 – Inventing a Golden Age: Speaking from a Fictional Past 3:29 – Overview of Deuteronomy 20: Rules for Warfare 3:50 – Verses 1–9: Priestly Speech & Who Gets Sent Home 5:17 – Verses 10–14: Terms of Peace, Forced Labor, and Mass Killing 6:54 – Cultural Genocide, Sex Slavery, and Apologetic Defenses 9:11 – Verses 15–18: Total Annihilation of Canaanite Peoples 10:30 – Ḥerem (Ritual Slaughter) and the Logic of Purifying the Land 12:56 – Blood, Impurity, and Human Sacrifice as Land Purification 14:09 – Pushback: “They Might Teach You Their Ways” 15:00 – Killing Everything That Breathes—including Livestock 15:56 – Verses 19–20: Don’t Cut Down the Fruit Trees 16:38 – Scholarly Theories: Siege Warfare, Humanity, and Symbolism 18:27 – Composite Texts: Multiple Authors and Conflicting Ethics 19:02 – Historical Parallels and Failed Campaigns 20:14 – Closing Thoughts, Patreon, and Credits ____________________________________________ #podcast #oldtestament #bible #biblestudy #biblestories #biblereading #bibleteaching #religion #Jesus #jesuschrist #god #adonai #athiest #athiesm #faith #faithjourney #podcasting #podcastclips #podcastlife #podcasters #podcastshow #skeptic #skepticism #judaism #hebrew #hebrewbible #christianbible #christianity #newtestament #christian #christianity #christianityexplained #holybible #doubt #believe #believer #belief #utah #saltlakecity #lds #mormon #scholar #middleeast #israel #religious #church #deuteronomy