34: The Hardest Story in the Bible (for me)

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks address the nagging questions about the book of Joshua and its stories of mass slaughter and genocide.

Presentation for The Hardest Story in the Bible (for me) (PDF)

The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

BEMA 240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover Fricks

Stele — Wikipedia

Stele of King Sennacherib — World History Encyclopedia

The Forest in the Trees: Jesus — Woodland Hills (Greg Boyd)

What Is the Bible? by Rob Bell

The Source by James A. Michener

The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill

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• Episode updated 11 May 2026
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