Destroy the Other! The Israelites' Conquest of the City Ai

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Aug 24 2021 | 00:05:35

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Show Notes

Dr. Ehrman looks at herem (the need to destroy everything that could be a corrupting influence) as depicted in Joshua's account of the Battle of Ai. Read by John Paul Middlesworth

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