At least three times in this book, Brent Strawn assures readers that he doesn’t believe that Christian preachers and teachers intentionally tell lies about the Old Testament. But that doesn’t diminish ...

In a word, he charges an entire testament of the Christian Bible with pervasive theological deficiency—the Old Testament. Boyd’s criterion for measuring the Old Testament’s theological deficiency is, ...

Instead of asking if the Old Testament is dying, Brettler said it might be more interesting to ask which limbs of the body are still alive. For Christians, that’s probably the prophets and the ...

The Old Testament is foundational to the New Testament — part one of a two-act play — because it shows the degree of man’s depravity, his inability to save himself, and his desperate need of ...

At the end of the Old Testament period, we find passages in Wisdom that conceive of the righteous as God’s elect—an election based on one’s fidelity to God rather than one’s national identity.

The Old Testament’s matter-of-fact recounting of Deborah’s role as prophet and judge in Israel at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history showed me that God can—and will!—use anyone God ...

A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) seems wrathful and judgmental, while God in the New Testament seems loving and forgiving. It’s a common question.

Reading the Old Testament While Pregnant As the novelist Marilynne Robinson says, Biblical history so often depends on the birth of a baby. By Casey Cep July 7, 2021 ...

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Art and theology converge to bring the Old Testament’s stories to life. Mosaic from the Palatine Chapel in Palermo, Italy (photo: Public Domain) ...

The central figure in the Old Testament, though not mentioned by name, is Jesus Christ. Jesus explained this to his disciples after his resurrection. Luke tells us that “beginning with Moses and ...