The Conquest of Canaan: Genocide or Just?

In this video Gavin Ortlund addresses whether the conquest of Canaan in the book of Joshua falsifies Christianity.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:25 - The Importance of Context
05:12 - Table of Contents
05:52 - 1) Ancient Warfare Rhetoric
08:43 - Examples Outside the Bible
13:53 - Herem Warfare
15:57 - Deuteronomy 7 and Intermarriage
17:15 - Surviving Canaanites in Joshua and Judges
23:38 - I Samuel 15 and Saul
27:19 - The Babylonian Exile as Herem
29:17 - Annihilation or Expulsion?
31:33 - Cities or Military Garrisons?
35:43 - What About Rahab?
37:42 - Why This Isn't Genocide
41:38 - 2) Divine Judgment
44:20 - The Evil of the Canaanites
45:12 - Sexual Aberrations
46:15 - Infant Burnings
49:05 - Demons and Spiritual Warfare
50:15 - Understanding How God Removes Evil
53:38 - God's Right to Judge
58:42 - The Conquest of Canaan Was Unique
1:00:26 - Historical Judgments Vs Final Judgment
1:01:48 - Joshua is Consistent with Jesus
1:03:48 - The Cross and God's Mercy