*Can the Bible itself be the subject of philosophical analysis?*
Peter van Inwagen argues that the Bible is better understood as a library than a single book, using the troubling commands of genocide in Joshua to explore how philosophy can illuminate biblical interpretation and divine inspiration.
0:00 Can There Be a Philosophy of the Bible?
1:51 The Bible Is a Library, Not a Book
3:26 What Does Divine Inspiration Mean?
4:46 Why Does God Command Genocide?
6:22 The Bible as a Story of Moral Development
8:00 Why Joshua Describes God This Way
*Peter van Inwagen* is an American philosopher. He is the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and a research professor of philosophy at Duke University each spring.
*More from Peter van Inwagen on Closer To Truth:*
* Big Questions About God – Closer To Truth – Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pKyjextCjGsYzvrMvWCj4tX
* Van Inwagen’s Christian Materialism and Resurrection of the Dead: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/van-inwagen-s-christian-materialism-and-the-resurrection-of-the-dead
* Soul in the New Testament and Christian Philosophy: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/soul-in-the-new-testament-and-christian-philosophy
* Property Dualism: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/property-dualism
* Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/peter-van-inwagen/
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