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Is it possible to enjoy the Old Testament?
Christians know they are supposed to read the Old Testament. Yet, many struggle to do so. They often find it confusing, theologically troubling, or just uninteresting. Eric Seibert understands this dilemma and provides a solution. His goal is to help people learn to love the Old Testament and actually want to read it.
Seibert demonstrates how this part of the Bible is extremely valuable for Christians and offers dozens of practical suggestions and creative activities for hands-on interaction with the biblical text. Equipped with a variety of tools and approaches, readers discover how even the most seemingly dry passages can come to life.
With Enjoying the Old Testament, readers of all ages will be inspired to pick up the Old Testament over and over again.
Christians know they are supposed to read the Old Testament. Yet, many struggle to do so. They often find it confusing, theologically troubling, or just uninteresting. Eric Seibert understands this dilemma and provides a solution. His goal is to help people learn to love the Old Testament and actually want to read it.
Seibert demonstrates how this part of the Bible is extremely valuable for Christians and offers dozens of practical suggestions and creative activities for hands-on interaction with the biblical text. Equipped with a variety of tools and approaches, readers discover how even the most seemingly dry passages can come to life.
With Enjoying the Old Testament, readers of all ages will be inspired to pick up the Old Testament over and over again.
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"Here is a book with a simple yet profound (and much-needed) aim: give people practical ways to take joy in reading the Old Testament and thus help them want to do it more. With pleasing prose and inviting humility, Seibert provides a variety of concrete and creative practices (literary, artistic, theological, and more) that can be adopted by readers at any level. The text's problem parts are addressed (and who better than Seibert to address them?), but with a balanced emphasis on the Old Testament's attractiveness. The end result is a hands-on manual that unlocks access to and stirs affection for an often-neglected part of the Bible. Readers should try this at home. They will be glad they did!"
Brad E. Kelle, professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Point Loma Nazarene University
"Eric Seibert makes reading the Old Testament both fun and practical. Addressing legitimate concerns about problematic portrayals of God, Seibert offers reading strategies that make sense. I plan to give this book to those who think the Bible is boring or irrelevant, because these pages prove otherwise!"
Thomas Jay Oord, author of The Uncontrolling Love of God and God Can't
"With brilliance, wisdom, and clarity, Eric Seibert shows how to make the Old Testament come alive. Read this book and experience his contagious passion for reading the Bible's first three-quarters. Every professor should make this book required reading!"
Matthew Schlimm, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary