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  • How to Read Genesis, By Tremper Longman III
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    How to Read Genesis

    How To Read Series

    by Tremper Longman III

    A New Updated Edition of a Beloved Favorite!

    Within the realm of sacred texts, Genesis stands as a pillar—a foundational book that shapes the Torah, the Old Testament, and ultimately the entire Christian Bible. Through its rich tapestry of stories and images Genesis often leave readers pondering the deeper meanings hidden within its verses. In the latest installment of the ...

  • God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?, By David T. Lamb
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    God Behaving Badly

    Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?

    by David T. Lamb

    God has a bad reputation. Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people right and left for no apparent reason. The Old Testament in particular seems at times to portray God as capricious and malevolent, wiping out armiesand nations, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice.

    But wait. The story is more complicated than that. Alongside troubling passages of God's punishment ...

  • Piercing Leviathan: God's Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job, By Eric Ortlund
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    Piercing Leviathan

    God's Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Eric Ortlund
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist

    One of the most challenging passages in the Old Testament book of Job comes in the Lord's second speech (40–41). The characters and the reader have waited a long time for the Lord to speak—only to read what is traditionally interpreted as a long description of a hippopotamus and crocodile (Behemoth and Leviathan). ...

  • Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes
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    Bearing God's Name

    Why Sinai Still Matters

    by Carmen Joy Imes
    Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright

    Have We Misunderstood the Ten Commandments?

    Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament—especially the Old Testament law—has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should castoff the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees.

    In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ...