(January 22, 2016 at 4:07 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(January 22, 2016 at 12:59 pm)athrock Wrote: 3. It is evident that the Israelites didn’t literally kill every single Canaanite man, woman and child, because the Canaanites continued to appear in the Bible long after the time when they were allegedly wiped out. It is more likely that the authors of the Old Testament books used metaphorical or hyperbolic language to express the message they wanted to convey about Israel’s victories over the Canaanites.
Still departing from the text whenever you find it convenient to do so, I see.
Prove it.
