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Book Synopsis
Explores perennial theological questions raised by the content of the Old Testament, providing strategies for reading, appreciating, and appropriating these sacred texts.

Table of Contents
Contents
1. Is the Old Testament an Enemy, Stranger, or Friend to the Christian Faith?
2. Our Fleeting Moments in Paradise
3. Darkness over the Face of the Deep
4. The R-Rated Bible
5. Killing All That Breathes: Violence in the Old Testament
6. Male and Female God Created Them: Gender and the Old Testament
7. God Commands Us to Do What?! The Strange Laws of the Bible
8. Is the Law Engraved in Stone? The Dynamic Nature of God's Law
9. Truth Is Many Sided
10. Drowning in Tears and Raging at God
11. Great and Terrible Is the Wrath of the Lord
12. The Old Testament's Authority
Appendix: A Literal Translation of Genesis 2:4b-4:16
Indexes

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    Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 17/02/2015
    ISBN13: 9780801039799, 978-0801039799
    ISBN10: 0801039797
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Explores perennial theological questions raised by the content of the Old Testament, providing strategies for reading, appreciating, and appropriating these sacred texts.

    Table of Contents
    Contents
    1. Is the Old Testament an Enemy, Stranger, or Friend to the Christian Faith?
    2. Our Fleeting Moments in Paradise
    3. Darkness over the Face of the Deep
    4. The R-Rated Bible
    5. Killing All That Breathes: Violence in the Old Testament
    6. Male and Female God Created Them: Gender and the Old Testament
    7. God Commands Us to Do What?! The Strange Laws of the Bible
    8. Is the Law Engraved in Stone? The Dynamic Nature of God's Law
    9. Truth Is Many Sided
    10. Drowning in Tears and Raging at God
    11. Great and Terrible Is the Wrath of the Lord
    12. The Old Testament's Authority
    Appendix: A Literal Translation of Genesis 2:4b-4:16
    Indexes

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