Our perceptions of an angry, Old Testament deity are distorted. This is the second in a six-part series of essays from a cross section of leading scholars revisiting the place of the “First Testament” ...
Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psalm 18:2). Let’s turn now to the Old Testament ...