Life In The Gray

What To Do With The Old Testament? [feat. Tremper Longman III]

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The Old Testament can be tricky to navigate. But thankfully, biblical scholar and author Tremper Longman III has dedicated his life to helping people better understand it. We discuss principles of interpretation, the problem of divine violence, and the Apocrapha.  Timestamps Introducing Tremper Longman III (:54) Principles for Interpreting the Old Testament (OT) (8:45) Divine Violence in the OT (16:31) Other OT Controversies (37:45)   Dr. Tremper Longman III (B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div. Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D. Yale University) is the Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 30 books including commentaries on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and Nahum. His most recent book (with the psychologist Dan Allender) is God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness. His books have been translated into seventeen different languages. In addition, as a Hebrew