In his new book, Magnar Kartveit, professor emeritus at VID, discusses this question, pointing to how the biblical authors themselves reacted to and amended these challenging texts. While the book is in Norwegian (Gud, pest og plage, Verbum, 2024), the researcher's lunch is in English.
Bring your lunch package to room 221K or join on Zoom, listen to Kartveit and participate in the discussion afterwards!