“In 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.” PeopleBookIdeasJusticeSinCenturyDevelopmentLateKillingScriptureChosenHated Author:John Shelby Spong