{"id":29336,"date":"2023-01-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/eric-seibert-learning-to-enjoy-the-old-testament\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:00:00","slug":"eric-seibert-learning-to-enjoy-the-old-testament","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/eric-seibert-learning-to-enjoy-the-old-testament\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Seibert: Learning to Enjoy the Old Testament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of Christians have a complicated relationship with the Old Testament. It can seem arcane and boring, and even offensive in its depictions of God. Eric Seibert joins us to talk about an approach to reading the Old Testament that helps us actually enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>His most recent book is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/75288\/9781514001202\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Enjoying the Old Testament: A Creative Guide to Encountering Scripture<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Eric Seibert is a professor of OT at Messiah Univ and has served as the president of the Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society. 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