And we’re back to looking at difficult passages in the bible. This week, I’d like to look at the instance of David taking the census as recorded in 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21. Right of the bat, we have a bit of a discrepancy in these parallel passages that are otherwise in agreement…
Tag: Interpretation
Difficult Passages: Jephthah’s Faithless Vow
Last Week, I talked about an episode at the end of Judges. This week I’m going right into the middle of it. Someone from Facebook suggested I look at Jephthah. This passage, along with last week’s and a few others I’m going to attempt to tackle, was first brought to my attention as a problematic…
How do we translate the bible to today’s society?
Ok It’s question-answer time, where I try my best to give a good informed answer to a question or suggestion that has been put to me for this blog. “I would like to read more about how to express the Bible in our current society and without too much Biblical jargon…” The question above is…
