Gavin Ortlund and Michael Jones from ‪@InspiringPhilosophy‬ discuss the historicity and morality of the conquest of Canaan.

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00:00 Introduction
01:02 Michael's YouTube Channel
03:03 Why This Topic Matters
04:25 Summary of Scholarship
05:40 Ancient Canaanite "Cities"
07:49 Steelmanning the Case Against Historicity
11:33 Interpreting the Bible "Literally"
16:37 Archaeological Discoveries at Jericho
22:35 Absence of Evidence vs. Evidence of Absence
24:23 The Legitimacy of Divine Judgment
30:15 Are Joshua and Jesus Consistent?
31:35 Competing Views of Humanity
33:38 Canaanite Infant Sacrifice
36:02 Ancient Warfare Rhetoric
40:54 Divine Revelation is Intelligible
43:47 Are We "Apologizing for God?"
46:05 Comparison with World War 2
48:32 The Israelites as the Weaker Power
50:00 The Larger Biblical Story
52:10 Principles of Just War
54:07 Further Resources