Discusses the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible and the way scholars have addressed aspects of the bible generally regarded as offensive and unacceptable. This work examines the bible's, at times problematic, stance upon slavery, polygamy and perhaps its most troublesome aspect, the sanctioning of violence and warfare.

Discussesthe ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible andthe way scholars have addressed aspects of the biblegenerally regarded as offensive and unacceptable.

This volume would serve as an excellent introduction not only to the Canaanite conquest narratives, but also to the broader subject of Old Testament methodology.