Christian Hofreiter - Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide

Overview

• Podcast Episode: Matt interviews Christian Hofreiter, discussing the issue of genocide in the Old Testament.
• Guest: Christian Hofreiter, Director of RZIM Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Christian Hofreiter's Background

• Director at the Zacharias Institut für Wissenschaft, Kultur und Glaube.
• Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics.
• Author of "Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide: Christian Interpretations of Herem Passages."
• Native of Austria, international study and work experience.
• Served as chaplain at Oxford University (2008-2012).
• Ordained Anglican minister, leadership team at St Aldates Church, Oxford.
• Education: MA, MSt, DPhil in Theology from Oxford University, awarded top first-class honors in 2008.
• Previous work in government relations in Washington, DC.

Book: Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide

• Title: Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide: Christian Interpretations of Herem Passages.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2018.
• Focus: Examines Christian interpretations of Old Testament herem passages, involving devotion to destruction.
• Content: Historical analysis of Christian engagement with these texts.
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Key Themes

• How Christians have historically dealt with and reinterpreted herem passages.
• The challenges faced in interpreting these biblical texts.
• Illuminating insights into Christian historical engagement with difficult scriptures.

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