by Hetty Lalleman | May 16, 2017 | Opinion
The Bible is not an easy book to read. Christians tend to select the passages that are positive, encouraging, reassuring. Some Psalms, parts of Isaiah and of course the New Testament (except for Revelation). But what about the Old Testament parts that contain lists of... by Larry Eubanks | Sep 12, 2014 | Opinion
Imagine that you and a friend decide to go see a movie, but you misread the schedule and arrive an hour into the film. Would you still go in and watch the last half of the movie? Of course not. No one jumps into the middle of a movie and expects to understand what is... by Greg Mobley | Jun 11, 2013 | Opinion
The prophetic performances of the classical Hebrew prophets have been collected in a series of scrolls. Written texts were simply the Iron Age’s version of a recording device. All manner of oral performances – stories, priestly teachings, songs, prayers,... by Greg Mobley | Jun 3, 2013 | Opinion
Our subject is nothing less than that brilliant fusion of divination and imagination known as classical Hebrew prophecy in which a succession of folk performers over the course of two centuries (about 740-540 B.C.) turned God into a poet. What do I mean by the phrase... by Mark McEntire | Dec 19, 2007 | Opinion
A story is making the rounds in religious news about a recent address by Phillip Jenkins of Pennsylvania State University to the Evangelical Theological Society in November. Jenkins argued that Africans are often able to read the Old Testament in a more productive way...