Paul copan takes on neoatheists claims of a petty, malicious old testament god. A brief overview todays new atheists are not at all impressed with the moral credentials of the old testament ot god. The new atheists and old testament ethics paul copan philosophy and ethics palm beach atlantic university palm beach, florida the new atheists and the old testament. It brings together important material that is otherwise scattered and demonstrates how this material responds to a line of moral criticism that has, by and large, been neglected by christian philosophers until now. Now, it is selfevident that if he knows all things beforehand, he either approves of. Download and read free online is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god by paul copan. Now, it is selfevident that if he knows all things beforehand, he either approves of them or does not approve of them. Making sense of the old testament god by paul copan available from rakuten kobo. Are the charges made by the new atheists a distorted representation of old testament ethics or is god a moral monster, as the new atheists says he is. In the end, copans book only appeals to christians who are worried the about possibility that their god might be a moral monster.
Is god a moral monster a recent string of popularlevel books written by the new atheists have leveled the accusation that the god of the old. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god. Paul copans book consists of a response to the new atheists aggressive claims summarized by richard dawkinss description of the old testament god as a moral monster. From the back cover is the god of the old testament nothing but a bully, a murderer, and an oppressor. Making sense of the old testament god 1st edition by copan, paul isbn. Nonbelievers have been known to accuse god of being hypocritical, selfish, arrogant, judgmental, hateful, and even homicidala moral monster. The god of the bible is a good god who demonstrates his love for people by giving his son for the salvation of those who believe john 3. For a nonjewish person, the god of the old testament might come across is very cruel. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god by paul copan english mp3 293 mb. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god ebook. A recent string of popularlevel books written by the new atheists have leveled the accusation that the god of the old t. I under stand the need for the topics discussed in the book, but he uses entirely too much space on topis that dont require long, drawn out. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god paperback jan 1 2011. Oxonian richard dawkins thinks that yahweh is truly a moral monster.
A recent string of popularlevel books written by the new atheists have leveled the accusation that the god of the old testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. I read this as an ebook, picking it up off and on casually in spurts over several months. And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of god portrayed in the two. This acclaimed book by paul copan is available at in several formats for your ereader. When a person rejects the god of the bible, he often chooses to label him as immoral. Were posting the full interview, which was featured in lees investigating faith email newsletter here at bible gateway, below. In other words, any old testament evidence of this gods moral culpability must be explained away in light of the more loving and inclusive new testament passages. Creation out of nothing, how do you know youre not wrong, is god a moral monster. Is an assessment of the covenant, and whether picking one people is horrid and discriminatory or a good way to benefit the whole of humanity, i.
Did god really command genocide coming to terms with the justice of god kindle edition by copan, paul, flannagan, matt. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god ebook written by paul copan. All that own the being of a god, own that he knows all things beforehand. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god. They clasp to some particular passages from old testament to prove their argument is. Is an assessment of whether god craves attention, or whether being religious and worshipping god is a way of improving the self. Atheists questions about god instructing joshua to slaughter all canaanites, skeptics investigates and probes on slavery in the bible, feminists argue that bible demoralizes the women as well their values. What makes my jaw drop is that people today should base their lives on such an appalling role model as yahwehand even worse, that they should bossily try to force the same evil monster. How do we explain gods command to israel to exterminate the canaanites. In this timely and readable book, entitled is god a moral monsterapologist paul copan takes on some of the most vexing accusations of our time, including.
Editions of is god a moral monster making sense of the. Digital notes and study tools builtin study tools include highlights, study guides, annotations, definitions, flashcards, and. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to abraham, moses and david in the old testament and echoed in the new testament is rooted not in their moral perfection but in their uncompromising dedication to the cause of yahweh and their rugged trust in the promises of god rather than lapsing into the idolatry of many of their contemporaries. Is god an a moral monster who encourages slavery and abuse. But frank turek demonstrates that the atheists, godhaters, and those who live like their is no god that they are accountable to are the ones who have become moral monsters because they have. Much has been written in recent years on the moral problems with the depiction of god in the old testament. It takes only seconds to ask certain questions but quite some time to give a reasonable answer. A recent string of popularlevel books written by the new atheists have leveled the accusation that the god of the old. Awhile back i read paul copans book is god a moral monster. Did god really command genocide coming to terms with the. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament.
Editions for is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god. A recent string of popularlevel books written by the new atheists have leveled the accusation that the god of the old testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer. Making sense of the old testament god grand rapids. Is god a moral monster making sense of the old testament god copan, paul on. But to will that they should be is to decree them jonathan edwardsrelated. In other words, any old testament evidence of this god s moral culpability must be explained away in light of the more loving and inclusive new testament passages. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church is god a moral monster. Part 2 of copans book asks whether god is a gracious master or moral monster. These are some of the issues raised by lee strobel in a recent interview with paul copan about copans recent book is god a moral monster.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. However, opans analysis and explanation of gods actions is stellar. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. In the past i perused the discussion boards on the internet and at times found it difficult to defend what god did in the old testament against the accusations of some of todays modern critics.
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