Our family recently streamed a sermon series on Esther. One installment focused on the armed confrontations between Jews and their antagonists at the end of the book, the end result of Haman's plan to eliminate the Jews and Esther's counter-maneuvering on their behalf. The teaching focused on the challenges such passages pose. Is the Bible being prescriptive or merely descriptive in including such violence? Does the fact that God's purpose--the survival of the chosen people--is achieved through bloodshed represent an … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Scientific Anachronism