Episode 29: Genocide in the Bible with Helen Paynter

Genocide in the Bible. Did Joshua really kill all those people? Should we take scumbag Samson at his word? How to talk to right wing Christians. How the flood story is all about God's re-Creation. All part of this interview with academic from Bristol Baptist College and head of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, Dr Helen Paynter. Plus, we reply to a listener who thinks we're a good example of Trinitarian love and how our ministry is #socrucial. Find out more about the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence here and do check out Helen Paynter's challenging, informative, inspiring video tour of the Bible here.  Dr Paynter's book on domestic abuse in the Bible will be out soon and her book on violence in the Old Testament is available here.    Follow Beer Christianity on Twitter: @beerxianity and find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Stitcher.  All Beer Christianity shows and info available at http://beerchristianity.libsyn.com  Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came to teach us a better way to be while reconciling us to God and each other in a way we could never do without Him. He also changed water into wine. Nice.