The Christian Old Testament: Looking at the Hebrew Scriptures through Christian Eyes (Biblia.com)

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Many Christians see the Old Testament as “the other Testament”: a source of exciting stories to tell the kids, but not very relevant to the Christian life. The Christian Old Testament reveals the Hebrew Scriptures as the essential context of Christianity, as well as a multi-layered revelation of Christ himself.

quote the hymn about the Mother of God that is sung when the bishop arrives: “The prophets proclaimed you from on high, O Virgin: the Jar, the Staff, the Candlestick, the Table, the Uncut Mountain, the Golden Censer, the Tabernacle, the Gate Impassible, the Palace, the Ladder, and the Throne of kings.” Then ask the person to explain why the hymn calls the Mother of God “the Jar.” Or “the Staff.” Or “the Uncut Mountain,” or any of the other images. My guess is that he will not have the faintest clue,

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