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Lies my preacher told me : an honest look at the Old Testament / Brent A. Strawn.

Summary:

In this concise volume, Brent Strawn addresses ten common "lies" or mistruths about the Old Testament, from perceptions of God's personality (the "angry Old Testament God") to the relevance of the Old Testament for Christians. Discover why stories and laws written thousands of years ago, centuries before Christ, are enriching and indispensable for modern Christians. Written by a leading scholar in Old Testament and designed for easy reading and group discussion, this book will expand your thinking about the Bible's First (and largest) Testament.

Record details

ISBN: 9780664265717
ISBN: 0664265715
Physical Description: xi, 116 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : Lies somebody told us about the Old Testament -- Mistruth 1 : The Old Testament is "someone else's mail" -- Mistruth 2 : The Old Testament is a boring history book -- Mistruth 3 : The Old Testament has been rendered permanently obsolete -- Mistruth 4 : The Old Testament is mean ... REALLY mean -- Mistruth 5 : The Old Testament is hyper-violent -- Mistruth 6 : David wrote the Psalms (and other unhelpful historical assertions ) -- Mistruth 7 : The Old testament isn't spiritually enriching -- Mistruth 8 : The Old Testament isn't practically relevant -- Mistruth 9 : The Old Testament law is nothing but a burden, impossible to keep -- Mistruth 10 : What really matters is that "Everything is about Jesus" -- Conclusion : The truth about Scripture MATTERS