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050	0	0	_aBS1140.3 _b.S35 2015
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100	1		_aSchlimm, Matthew Richard.
245	1	0	_aThis strange and sacred scripture : _bwrestling with the Old Testament and its oddities / _cMatthew Richard Schlimm.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI.: _bBaker Academic, _cc2015
300			_axvi, 254 p : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIs the Old Testament an enemy, stranger, or friend to the Christian faith? -- Our fleeting moments in paradise -- Darkness over the face of the deep -- The R-rated Bible -- Killing all that breathes: violence in the Old Testament -- Male and female God created them: gender and the Old Testament -- God commands us to do what?! the strange laws of the Bible -- Is the law engraved in stone? the dynamic nature of God's law -- Truth is many sided -- Drowning in tears and raging at God -- Great and terrible is the wrath of the Lord -- The Old Testament's authority -- Appendix: a literal translation of Genesis 2:4b-4:16.
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.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pOld Testament _vIntroductions. _940598
630	0	0	_aBible. _pOld Testament _xTheology.
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBS 1140.3 _i.S35 2015
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