In this lesson, John Walton will present his argument that the language in Joshua represents ancient war language. What makes his view different from Paul Copan is that Walton will argue that the conquest is not God using Israel to punish the Canaanites. Instead Walton will argue that even the descriptions of the Canaanites was common ancient language regarding an enemy. He calls it the 'barbarian motif'. At the end, Walton will provide a very interesting critique of Genesis 15 that is worth thinking about.