The Sins of Scripture is an interesting title; most people don't put sins and scripture together in the same title. It jars people.
John Shelby SpongI don't want a God that would go around killing people's little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son.
John Shelby SpongIn my book, The Sins of Scripture, I traced the development of tribal religion, which included ideas like God's killing the Egyptians because they hated the chosen people. Then a God of love finally appears in the Book of Hosea, about the 8th century. A God of justice appears in the Book of Amos in the late 8th century or early 7th century.
John Shelby Spong