Resources by Matthew Richard Schlimm

This Strange and Sacred Scripture: Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities

by Matthew Richard Schlimm

The Old Testament can seem strange and disturbing to contemporary readers. What should Christians make of Genesis 1-3, seemingly at odds with modern scientific accounts? Why does the Old Testament contain so much violence? How should Christians handle texts that give women a second-class status? Does the Old Testament contradict itself? Why are so many Psalm… Read more…