RE: A strange apologetic paradox
February 21, 2014 at 9:27 am
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2014 at 10:30 am by Tonus.)
The issue I have with the idea that we must consider the sensibilities and culture of the writers is that these are a people who were led by a very strict god who had no qualms about slaughtering Israelites by the thousands for disobeying him. He even massacred 70,000 because their king took a census. So what exactly was stopping him from:
> telling the Israelites not to have slaves at all?
> preventing them from raping girls after killing their families off?
> demanding that they not kidnap young women because they were short on wives?
The notion that he allowed these things "because culture" doesn't jibe with the way he dealt with other things he found offensive. He killed a man for the simple reflexive act of trying to steady the Ark of the Covenant when the oxen pulling it stumbled, but keeping slaves or raping young girls? TOO COMPLICATED LOL
> telling the Israelites not to have slaves at all?
> preventing them from raping girls after killing their families off?
> demanding that they not kidnap young women because they were short on wives?
The notion that he allowed these things "because culture" doesn't jibe with the way he dealt with other things he found offensive. He killed a man for the simple reflexive act of trying to steady the Ark of the Covenant when the oxen pulling it stumbled, but keeping slaves or raping young girls? TOO COMPLICATED LOL
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