Why the Old Testament? by Bill T. Arnold Every reader of the Bible is confronted with a question: “Since the Old Testament claims God revealed himself to ancient Israel and that he will reveal himself further in the future, what do I make of these theological claims?” Or to put
Maurine In the chapters in Genesis that should be about Isaac, he hardly shows up. He plays a surprisingly passive role, which leads you to think how much we’re missing in his story. After all this is the son, who willingly went with Abraham to be sacrificed and therefore was
Our study of the Old Testament this year is exciting from several standpoints. It’s the “Superhero book” of the Standard Works. It features the dramatic stories of Noah’s Ark, David and Goliath, Samson and Delilah, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Joseph being sold into Egypt, Moses parting the Red Sea,
Celebrating 500 years since the first printed English New Testament Celebrations for the quincentenary – 500th anniversary – of the English New Testament got underway in Antwerp in July. This is the story…. The Top Ten Worst Church Guest Experiences These experiences shine a spotlight on what must change if
We may identify the central focus of Christian worship as the celebration of the Eucharist, the constantly renewed participation in the priestly mystery of Jesus Christ, at the same time the full scope of that worship must always be kept in mind: it is always a matter of drawing every
Meridian Magazine Podcast · Come Follow Me OT Podcast 14, “How the Plagues Defied the False Gods of Egypt," — Exodus 7-13 Scot and Maurine Proctor are joined today by Daniel C. Peterson, retired professor of Islamic Studies and leader of the Middle Eastern texts project at Brigham Young University.
Beginning in January, the worldwide Sunday School and home Sunday curriculum for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—“Come, Follow Me”—turned to the Hebrew Bible or, as Latter-day Saints and other Christians typically refer to it, the Old Testament. Why? Why bother? Isn’t the Hebrew Bible sometimes difficult to