The conflict between the State of Israel and Hamas in Gaza calls into question the Deuteronomic command to ‘utterly destroy’ the existing nations in Palestine, in order to realize God’s promise of the land. It raises questions about how we understand Scripture as God’s word, about what constitute rights as regards occupation of land, and about how we understand cultural difference.

中文翻译：

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乐土（上帝允许给亚伯拉罕的地方？

以色列国和加沙哈马斯之间的冲突使人们对《申命记》中“彻底摧毁”巴勒斯坦现有国家以实现上帝对这片土地的应许的命令提出质疑。它提出了我们如何将圣经理解为神的话语、什么构成了土地占用方面的权利以及我们如何理解文化差异等问题。