Slavery in the Bible: Better Arguments against Biblical Atrocities (with Dr. Joshua Bowen)

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🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Dr. Joshua Bowen is author of the 2020 book, "Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery." He has a Ph.D in Assyriology and specializes in the Sumerian language, and he thinks that many counter-apologists might be missing some key points on critical Bible criticisms.

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