This is not to shrug off the troubling theology or ethics of the Old Testament. But it is to contend that the Old Testament holds more (and much more) than just such troubles. This is more than Boyd ...

The Old Testament is actually full of examples of God’s mercy and love. Exodus 34:6, for example, speaks of God’s compassion, love, and faithfulness.

Let’s face it: the Old Testament God was a deity who really needed to rip the amphetamine drip out of his celestial arm. Although the New Testament gave us a kinder, gentler God with a bellyful ...

After all, in the Old Testament, God authorizes the Israelites to bear the sword and use it against their enemies, while Jesus in the New Testament advocates non-violence and warns his disciples ...

Praying with the Old Testament. By definition, then, all of us have a spirituality—a way of responding (or not) to the Spirit that has been given.

The Old Testament was found to be more than twice as violent as the Quran. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Often we only hear Scripture a few verses at a time. Would you like a better grasp on how all those pieces of the Old Testament fit together? In this course we explore a narrative arc through the Old ...

In the New Testament, saying “Jesus is Lord” was quite radical, because the people around you were expecting to hear “Caesar is Lord.” Again, it’s the same in the First Testament.

In plain words, “Old Testament” means that Christianity, and the New Testament, are superior to Judaism and that Christianity replaces Judaism. Under their theory of “supersession”, ...