Were the Canaanites Really Evil? Interview with Dr. Brendon Benz
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Published 2020-05-30
BUT WHO WERE THE CANAANITES?
Join us as we speak to Dr. Brendon Benz, Associate Professor of History at William Jewell College!
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All Comments (21)
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This is the best treatment of violence in the Hebrew I have ever come across!!!!
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"Our modern tendency to erase the violence in the biblical text... is problematic" so powerful. It echoes today in Israel so clearly.
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To Dr. Josh’s point about the defunct cities pointing towards “giants,” that matches up really well with the Classical Greek perception of the Cyclopean walls in Mycenean settlements.
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Found this channel not long ago and love it. I wish more believers would be like this, embracing critical scholarship not the ultra orthodox based type that passes for scholarship in many biblical theological institutions namely in the U.S. I never tried to destroy anyone's faith or make them agnostic like I am. I just want them to really understand the biblical authors context, their sources, the diverse views within it. I love mythology and history.
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Thank you for such a great interview! This very much helps with my own research, and I now have a number of new books to buy, including yours!
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Another delightfully informative discussion :)
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The continued reference to modern Professional Sports is perfect. Professional Sports is one of the new religions in the pantheon of modern gods.
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This interview format is great - fascinating interview! 👍
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That was wonderfully informative and I truly appreciate your work.
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Great interview! Loving all of your content :)
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Essential episode!
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Great talk, loved it!
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I LOVE the conversation about Ethnicity, Polity, Culture, Religion, etc. These distinctions are almost NEVER discussed.
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People have commented on the quality of the information presented here, which I echo… However, I also wanted to acknowledge how great of an interview/conversation this was/is. I REALLY hope to see more of Dr. Benz in the near future. Great job as always #DigitalHammurabi!
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Really interesting information.
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I really love this channel.
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Good chat!!
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I come back to this conversation often (and comment often 🤷🏻♂️), I really really hope to see more of these two in talks on this channel. I don’t even care what topic.
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I loved this interview. The concept of "The others" The ones who are not us is our enemy, is something that caused a lot of needless suffering. A group of people demonizing others because of where they lived. Good and evil doesn't have a nationality or a passport, it speaks in different, tongues, wears many skins, and exists every where... even in the same person.
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The Israelites where the Canaanites and the scripture even explains how they're constantly trying to eliminate there Canaan roots
