Making Wise the Simple: The Torah in Christian Faith and Practice

Too long restricted to children's storybooks and cinematic extravaganzas, the Torah — comprising the first five books of the Bible — is an underappreciated mother lode of divine instruction, vitally important for Christians and the church. Convinced that both those who take the Torah too literally and those who neglect it are guilty of a naïve simplicity, Johanna van Wijk-Bos presents guidelines to help ordinary Christians recover this treasure in their faith and practice.

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