Table of Contents
Part I Confronting a Conundrum
Chapter 1 Gut Reactions to the Old Testament God 11
Chapter 2 Justice vs. Mercy 17
Chapter 3 God the Just Judge 25
Chapter 4 God the Teacher 35
Chapter 5 God the Savior 43
Part II The Devil in the Details
Chapter 6 Does God Kill People? 53
Chapter 7 Does God Want People to Kill People? 61
Chapter 8 Killing the Canaanites: Genocide or Judgment? 67
Chapter 9 Killing Children? 77
Chapter 10 Child Sacrifice 87
Chapter 11 Election: Can God Choose You Instead of Me? 95
Chapter 12 Innocent Suffering 101
Chapter 13 Polygamy, Incest, and Divorce 111
Chapter 14 Does God Approve of Slavery, Misogyny, and Evils? 119
Chapter 15 Hell: Is Permanent Punishment Just? 133
Part III Is There a Solution?
Chapter 16 The Imperfections of the Old Testament 143
Chapter 17 Students of God the Teacher 151
Chapter 18 The Cross: The Greatest (In) Justice 159
Chapter 19 Mysterious Incompleteness 167
Chapter 20 Mercy Triumphs over Judgment 175
Endnotes 183
