Event: Ancient Word, God’s Word

ANCIENT WORD, GOD’S WORD
A Look at the Old Testament & Its Problems

A weekend seminar with DR. TREMPER LONGMAN III & DR. PETER  ENNS

“How can we think of ancient mythology as the word of God?”
“Isn’t the God of the Old Testament nasty & vengeful? He’s not like Jesus at all!”
“The Old Testament simply can’t be trusted.”
“Modern [...]

New Article: “Hey, Get Away from My Bible!” Christian Appropriation of a Jewish Bible

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A few days ago I received the following email from an agnostic reader of this website. The email is copied here in its [...]

Review of Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey

My review of Richard Hess’s Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey (Baker, 2007) is now posted on the Reviews page. Click here to go straight to the review.