This strange and sacred scripture : wrestling with the Old Testament and its oddities - Schlimm, Matthew Richard (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2015)
Is the Old Testament an enemy, stranger, or friend to the Christian faith? -- Our fleeting moments in paradise -- Darkness over the face of the deep -- The R-rated Bible -- Killing all that breathes: violence in the Old Testament -- Male and female God created them: gender and the Old Testament -- God commands us to do what?! the strange laws of the Bible -- Is the law engraved in stone? the dynamic nature of God's law -- Truth is many sided -- Drowning in tears and raging at God -- Great and terrible is the wrath of the Lord -- The Old Testament's authority -- Appendix: a literal translation of Genesis 2:4b-4:16.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Bible; Bible; Introductions; Theology