So why is it that most laypeople struggle with the study of the Old Testament? Certainly they recognize that the Old Testament is Scripture, are intrigued by its stories and realize that there must be some significance to the first two-thirds of that leather-bound book they are lugging around. Yet if you talk to the typical layperson you will find that they have not been involved in any sort of intentional study of the Old Testament since … well, since they can’t remember when. Nor can they remember