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Review of Gregory Boyd’s “Crucifixion of the Warrior God”

January 10, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger 21 Comments

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by Brian J. Orr

Introduction

The God of the Old Testament wants his enemies’ blood shed for their abominations; the God of the New Testament wants to shed his own blood for his enemies’ abominations. Since the first century, this dilemma has led many Christian (and non-Christian) thinkers to either reject portions of the OT that do not complement with what is revealed in Jesus Christ in the NT, or they put the best possible spin on such violent portraits of God in the OT, justifying his direct and/or indirect actions, regardless of how atrocious and deplorable they might be. [Read more…]

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