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082 _bS344-M44
100 _aSchlimm, Matthew Richard
100 _eAuthor
245 _aThis Strange and Sacred Scripture
245 _bWrestling with the Old Testament and its Oddities
245 _cMatthew Richard Schlimm
260 _aU.S.A.
260 _bBaker Academic
260 _c2015
300 _a254tr.
300 _bpaperback, illustrations
300 _c23cm
520 _aThe Old Testament can seem strange and disturbing to contemporary readers. What should Christians make of Genesis 1-3, seemingly at odds with modern scientific accounts? Why does the Old Testament contain so much violence? How should Christians handle texts that give women a second-class status? Does the Old Testament contradict itself? Why are so many Psalms filled with anger and sorrow? What should we make of texts that portray God as filled with wrath? Combining pastoral insight, biblical scholarship, and a healthy dose of humility, gifted teacher and communicator Matthew Schlimm explores perennial theological questions raised by the Old Testament. He provides strategies for reading and appropriating these sacred texts, showing how the Old Testament can shape the lives of Christians today and helping them appreciate the Old Testament as a friend in faith.
650 _aBible -- Old Testament -- Theology
650 _aBible -- Old Testament -- Introductions
856 4 _uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/5887/st.jpg
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911 _aHuỳnh Hà Hồng Phúc
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