Today, I want to talk about the Bible. The Bible is a complex and challenging book. In fact, it’s not even a book by today’s standards. It’s a compilation of many books, genres, eras, and authors. So keeping that in mind, reading the Bible and making sense of the Bible can really be overwhelming. The complexity of the issue only increases when you factor in that Christians don’t even agree on how many books should be in the Bible. Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox Bibles all contain a different number of books.
When you look at it as a Protestant, 76% of our entire Bible is the Old Testament and yet, we are a new covenant people. So what is our relationship to the Old Testament? I wanted to explore this and I could think of no one better than Professor Jim Adams from Life Pacific University. I first got to know Professor. Adams while getting my master’s degree there at LPU. He was both my favorite and most hated professor because he really challenged us. But I will have to say, he was my favorite in the whole program. The Old Testament is an area he specializes in. I hope you enjoy this episode!
Recommenced Resources:
- Bibliotheca
- Single Volume Bible Dictionary such as Zondervan or Eerdman
- IVP Bible Background Commentary, Old Testament
- IVP Bible Background Commentary, New Testament
- Dictionary of the Old Testament in different categories
- Dictionary of the New Testament in different categories
- John Goldingay’s Old Testament Theology: Volume One, Volume Two, Volume Three
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Debbie and I serve as the FMI Global Associate Director for MENACA and Europe. We focus on cultivating disciples, leaders, and church planting movements.
