That is my mother-in-law’s favorite psalm (except for verses 19-22). But this honesty is a gift, ... even Christian disparagement of the Old Testament (and biblical Israel).

This is why so much of the story of Jesus in the gospels quotes the Bible. ... Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997).

The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the ...