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When the Bible is Complicated: Answers to Perplexing Questions is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Bible’s message is very clear: God sent his Son Jesus to sacrifice his life so that we might be saved from sin through a relationship with him. The unfolding of that story gets complicated, and the more we read, the more we have questions: Why does our Bible have the books it has? How do its lessons apply to my life? What’s the best way to study the Bible? Originally published in Bible Study...

Leviticus finds its greatest relevance for Christian theology in the sacrifices that needed to be continually offered to God to maintain covenant relationship. Without reference to sacrifice in Leviticus, we cannot fully comprehend the passion of Jesus. Hebrews 9 appeals to the institution of sacrifice and understands Jesus as both the high priest and the sacrificial offering that restores right relationship to God. The well-worn Christian belief that we are “saved by the blood of the lamb” has its