Lies My Preacher Told Me: An Honest Look at the Old Testament

by Brent A. Strawn

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2021

Overview

In this concise volume, Brent Strawn addresses ten common “lies” or mistruths about the Old Testament, from perceptions of God’s personality (the “angry Old Testament God”) to the relevance of the Old Testament for Christians. Discover why stories and laws written thousands of years ago, centuries before Christ, are enriching and indispensable for modern Christians. Written by a leading scholar in Old Testament and designed for easy reading and group discussion, this book will expand your thinking about the Bible’s First (and largest) Testament.

Key Features

• Addresses ten common “lies” or mistruths about the Old Testament.
• Explains why stories and laws written thousands of years ago are enriching and indispensable for modern Christians.
• Expands your thinking about the Bible’s First (and largest) Testament.

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction to the Prophets by Patricia K. Tull
• 1. Three Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel
• 2. First Isaiah (Chapters 1–39)
• 3. Second and Third Isaiah (Chapters 40–55, 56–65)
• 4. The Twelve Minor Prophets
• 5. Three Important Minor Prophets: Hosea, Amos, and Micah
• 6. Three Prophets from the Persian Period: Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
• A Brief Summary of the Prophetic Books of the Bible
• An Approximate Time Line of the Prophets
• Well-Known Quotations from Isaiah
• Glossary of Terms

Praise for Lies My Preacher Told Me

Strawn’s systematic analysis persuasively defends the Old Testament’s relevance for any Christian in doubt.

—Publishers Weekly

With self-effacing humor coupled with informed conviction, Brent Strawn lays to rest the most misguided (and, lamentably, most popular) misconceptions about the Old Testament. You can find no better guide than Brent.

—William P. Brown, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

One cannot read more than a few verses of the Old Testament without stumbling upon profoundly difficult questions. With characteristic clarity and depth, Strawn takes on some of the most common and challenging among them, offering his readers fresh insight into persistent hermeneutical and theological problems.

—Michael Chan, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary, and host of the Gospel Beautiful Podcast

Product Details

• Title: Lies My Preacher Told Me: An Honest Look at the Old Testament
• Author: Brent A. Strawn
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Pages: 130
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780664265717, 0664265715
• Resource ID: LLS:LSMYPRCLDTSTMNT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-17T15:13:06Z

About Brent A. Strawn

Brent A. Strawn is Professor of Old Testament and Professor of Law at Duke University. Previously, he was the William Ragsdale Cannon Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books, including The Old Testament Is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment and The Old Testament: A Concise Introduction.