I have noted that there was some discussion regarding the “Old Testament” covenant and the “New Testament” covenant, with theists insisting that atheists do not know the difference between the two.

The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the ...

Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy contain treaty-like covenants between Israel and God. We know of more than 100 similar covenant-type documents in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.

In the Old Testament there were certain covenants that were bi-lateral. They were conditional promises made to humanity by God (protection) if they kept His law and were faithful to Him.

Brueggemann, a United Church of Christ clergyman, acknowledges that his book will not please everyone. “(S)ome will find my analogue to the Old Testament unpersuasive, upsetting or irritating.

The Old Testament considers children an evidence of God’s blessing: “And God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have ...

It’s hard to imagine a more influential book than the Bible. When its ancient Old Testament and not-quite-as-ancient New Testament are taken into account, the Bible has been a part of the human ...

And yet the humanity of many Old Testament characters makes them inspiring examples for Christians. Moses, Aaron, and Miriam model how to live in the midst of adversity; Daniel and Esther exemplify ...

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 ...

By contrast, only 9 of the top 100 most-cited Bible passages in systematic theology come from the Old Testament—with Genesis accounting for 8 of them. (Isaiah is the ninth).