Old Testament violence

A Muslim guest invoked material from this book about killing babies to argue the Bible was corrupted and that Islam corrects such depictions of God.

Cited by the host to challenge a Muslim who claimed Allah authored the Bible; he used the verse to ask whether that claim would also make Allah responsible for a violent command...

Raised by a Muslim caller as evidence of violence in the Old Testament, since it commands destruction in war including women, children, and animals.

Quoted by a questioner to challenge the morality of the Old Testament God/Jesus, asking whether commanding the killing of infants reflects Jesus' mercy.

A Muslim caller raised this verse to challenge the morality of the Old Testament command against Amalek, especially the killing of infants and animals.

Presented as a contrast to Quran 4:24: the host argued the Torah requires dignified treatment of a female war captive, marriage rather than sexual use, mourning time, and releas...