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The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

To many people, the Old Testament feels like a jumble of people, books, events, and ideas. Sandra Richter calls this the “dysfunctional closet syndrome,” and in The Epic of Eden she seeks to help readers put the Old Testament in usable order. From the Garden of Eden to the garden of the New Jerusalem, this book will organize your understanding of the Old Testament and renew your enthusiasm for...

to fame? Why might the biblical writer have included these women in the opening chapter of the New Testament? I believe it is because this writer has something to say about the nature of the deliverance that this Messiah is bringing. This deliverance is for all people. Not just the Jews. Not just the righteous. Rather, the unclean, the foreigner, the sinner—if they will believe as Rahab did—are welcome. Not merely welcome into the new community, but welcome even into the lineage of the Christ. The
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