I’ve been a Christian believer for more than 60 years, and through the first 40-50 years, the Old Testament really bothered me. I didn’t know how to understand it. I couldn’t really believe the stories of Adam & Eve and Noah’s Ark were literally factual. I was troubled by a loving God apparently ordering cruel […]
It’s easy to feel puzzled by the Old Testament. Are the stories really true? Did God really command such killing? Join a conversation that explores these questions.
Is Bible study helping us be better disciples of Jesus, or is Bible knowledge actually a substitute for obedience?
What if many of the assumptions we bring to the Bible are actually questionable?
Science has given us new understandings of the universe and the evolution of life. Can we learn something of God’s character from all this, and apply this to the Bible?
The apparent commands of God in the Old Testament to commit genocide have long troubled me, as they should trouble any thoughtful and compassionate person. (I hope I am both!) How could a God of love command such atrocities? I think this problem can be resolved with God’s good name intact, if we understand the […]
My journey, and maybe your journey too, in understanding the Old Testament and learning to appreciate it and understand the obvious problems.
A review of “The Exodus” by Richard Elliott Friedman and “Exodus for Normal People” by Peter Enns. Two books shine light on the truth (and legends) of the exodus of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt. Well worth reading.
A review of “Has Archaeology Buried the Bible?” by William Dever, and an assessment of how this informs a christian understanding of the Old Testament.
A conversation about how it feels to question the Old Testament while continuing to believe in Jesus.