Violence in the Bible with Prof John J. Collins of Yale Divinity School

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:15 - Background of the Guest
0:33 - Topic of the discussion
1:04 - Mentions of Violence in the Bible
3:58 - Reasons for the presence of violent verses in the Bible
8:45 - Reconciliation of biblical verses about the extermination of communities with modern ethics
10:52 - Peace promoting Verses in the Bible
11:59 - Jesus' 2nd coming is in line with the Divinely Sanctioned violence in the Bible
15:19 - Jesus not being a Pacifist
18:23 - Jesus using the language of Self Violence
21:16 - Biblical Ethics of Warfare
23:52 - Amalekites' extermination narrative in the Bible being used to carry out violence today
28:12 - Using the Bible to otherwise & attack certain people in the modern times
30:37 - God's Love being conditional in the Bible
37:15 - Christian Dilemma of Jesus preaching peace while relying on God to carry out the violence
40:21 - Clarifying the Paradoxical narratives in the "God-breathed" scripture
42:13 - Guests' Lecture on Violence in the Bible & its History, Analysis & Impact
47:24 - Closing Remarks & Wrapping Up