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> [ “I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence \[2005\]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just as we treat ethics in any other works of ancient literature. It is a vacuous exercise to pick… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-avalos/i-have-argued-elsewhere-fighting-words-the-origins-of-religious/)

Hector Avalos

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## More by Hector Avalos

> [“By Hays' reasoning, penetrating a rectum with a penis is a violation of how God meant humans to function. However, penetrating a human body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-avalos/by-hays-reasoning-penetrating-a-rectum-with-a-penis-is-a-violation-of/)

Hector Avalos

> [ “I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence \[2005\]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just as we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-avalos/i-have-argued-elsewhere-fighting-words-the-origins-of-religious/)

Hector Avalos

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