This Strange and Sacred Scripture

Posted on 15 January 2018 by Matthew Richard Schlimm

The 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. Download This Strange and Sacred Scripture – kino-fada.fr Right from the first I found all the little boxes of quotes and the footnotes distracting I started out trying to read them all but felt that I was missing the general flow of the book so I stopped There were a ...The Old Testament is Scripture, but not easy reading It is full of disturbing passages, strange laws and unsavory characters Anyone who would dare take up and read will be faced with questions, interpretive challenges and hard texts Matthew Richard Schlimm has written an entertaining and informative book exploring the difficult questions and how to read the Old Testament well This Strange and Sacred Scripture Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities is basically a undergrad level e The Old Testament is Scripture, but not easy reading It is full of disturbing passages, strange laws and unsavory characters Anyone who would dare take up and read will be faced with questions, interpretive challenges and hard texts Matthew Richard Schlimm has written an entertaining and informative book exploring the difficult questions and how to read the Old Testament well This Strange and Sacred Scripture Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities is basically a undergrad level exploration of the First Testament It was as fun to read as David Lamb s God Behaving Badly, though farcompreh...Lots of terrific insights on the Old Testament and good conversation for a small group I joined.This was book was recommended to me after I struggled through a study of the book of Joshua and was wrestling with the violence of the Old Testament That topic is addressed, as well as several others, including creation, gender, the strange laws of the Bible, the imprecatory psalms, and the wrath of God.While I don t agree with everything in it, I love the approach the author takes from the beginning the Old Testament is our friend in faith see quote below And the God of the Old Testament This was book was recommended to me after I struggled through a study of the book of Joshua and was wrestling with the violence of the Old Testament That topic is addressed, as well as several others, including creation, gender, the strange laws of the Bible, the imprecatory psalms, and the wrath of God.While I don t agree with everything in it, I love the approach the author takes from the beginning the Old Testament is our friend in faith see quote below And the God of the Old Testament is big enough to take our questions, struggles, anger, and sorrow we can express it all in confidence that God hears and cares.The format of the book is interesting it has a lot of footnoted and supplemental material for those reading from ascholarly point of view It s generally very accessible to an average reader The only annoying thing relates to his extensive use of call out boxes for quotes ...The Old Testament is seriously strange Scripture If God had put any of us in charge of writing Scripture for billions of believers in future generations, surely we would have come up with something quite different Evil, violence, an angry God that s forgiving too, twisted characters, and bizarre commandments You re not unique avoiding to read the Old Testament on a regular basis If you still do or dare to discover timeless truths, enter Matthew Richard Schlimm s This Strange and Sacred Scrip The Old Testament is seriously strange Scripture If God had put any of us in charge of writing Scripture for billions of believers in future generations, surely we would have come up with something quite different Evil, violence, an angry God that s forgiving too, twisted characters, and bizarre commandments You re not unique avoiding to read the Old Testament on a regular basis If you still do or dare to discover timeless truths, enter Matthew Richard Schlimm s This Strange and Sacred Scripture Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities How should yo...Schilmm has provided a very stimulating look at the Old Testament I admire his desire to share its value with those who are willing to read this book I share his commitment to the Old Testament and his conviction that there is much there to enrich our faith Schlimm doesn t duck any of the difficulties with the Old Testament He faces the problems squarely and provides some good answers and food for thought Certainly each chapter could be a book in itself and so the treatment here is only a b Schilmm has provided a very stimulating look at the Old Testament I admire his desire to share its value with those who are willing to read this book I share his commitment to the Old Testament and his conviction that there is much there to enrich our faith Schlimm doesn t duck any of the difficulties with the Old Testament He faces the problems squarely and provides some good answers and food for thought Certainly each chapter could be a book in itself and so the treatment here is only a beginning At times one can feel the incompleteness of the treatment, but such is the case with a book this size Schlimm s arguments regarding the potential problems of viewing the Bible as inerrant will certainly rankle some evangelicals at times I felt the discomfort , but his reverence for God and his respect for the Old Testament is clear on every page While I don t agree with all of his conclusions, Schlimm has writt...The controlling metaphor that Matthew Schlimm uses The OT is our friend in the faith could proveuseful if used in conjunction with different secondary sources While not having quite the view of a Peter Enna type, Schlimm tackles the typical problem parts of the OT and tries to show a way forward for Christians who want to still value all of Scripture He does so from what I d consider a mainline, slightly liberal, Protestant point of view He doesn t appear to understand how inerrancy The controlling metaphor that Matthew Schlimm uses The OT is our friend in the faith could proveuseful if used in conjunction with different secondary sources While not having quite the view of a Peter Enna type, Schlimm tackles the typical problem parts of the OT and tries to show a way forward for Christians who want to still value all of Scripture He does so from what I d consider a mainline, slightly liberal, Protestant point of view He doesn t appear to understand how inerrancy is typically defined and so rejects caricatures of it late in the book He confuses church and state in his discussion of violence, or perhaps believes that violence in ...In this book, Matthew Richard Schlimm offers strategies for reading and appropriating the OT, showing how it can shape the lives of Christians today and helping them appreciate the OT as a friend in faith Schlimm discusses twelve theological and biblical issues found in the OT.1 IS THE OLD TESTAMENT AN ENEMY, STRANGER, OR FRIEND TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH In this chapter, Schlimm shows how the OT can give the church fresh ways of thinking about God, humanity, and creation 2 OUR FLEETING MOMENTS In this book, Matthew Richard Schlimm offers strategies for reading and appropriating the OT, showing how it can shape the lives of Christians today and helping them appreciate the OT as a friend in faith Schlimm discusses twelve theological and biblical issues found in the OT.1 IS THE OLD TESTAMENT AN ENEMY, STRANGER, OR FRIEND TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH In this chapter, Schlimm shows how the OT can give t...

15 January 2018

Matthew Richard Schlimm