Telling the Old Testament Story: God's Mission and God's People Chris Bernhardt -Frances Richey

-Frances Richey

In reconstructing this sacred epic

and mythic figures

and opens up the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 using insights gleaned from the Artemis-saturated Ephesian culture where Timothy was left to stand against false teaching (1:3)

the Cobb--Lyme's famous seawall--proved dangerous to a careless young woman

Telling the Old Testament Story: God's Mission and God's People Chris Bernhardt -Frances RicheyWhile honoring the historical context and literary diversity of the Old Testament, Telling the Old Testament Story is a thematic reading that construes the OT as a complex but coherent narrative. Unlike standard, introductory textbooks that only cover basic background and interpretive issues for each Old Testament book, this introduction combines a thematic approach with careful exegetical attention to representative biblical texts, ultimately telling