Grace in a Tree Stump: Old Testament Stories of God's Love

Christians often assume too sharp a distinction between the Old and New Testaments, argues preacher, author, and teacher J. Ellsworth Kalas. They are too quick to view the Old Testament as a strict book of laws and commandments and the New Testament as a witness to grace. The God of the Old Testament is misperceived as a God of wrath and...

Christians often assume too sharp a distinction between the Old and New Testaments, argues preacher, author, and teacher J. Ellsworth Kalas. They are too quick to view the Old Testament as a strict book of laws and commandments and the New Testament as a witness to grace. The God of the Old Testament is misperceived as a God of wrath and judgment, while the God of the New Testament is viewed as a God of love and mercy.

• | Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas
• | Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
• | Publication Date: Feb 28, 2005
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780664229009
• | ISBN-10: 066422900X