Old Testament Stories from the Back Side: Bible Stories with a Twist (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780687081868)

Using an approach similar to that in his book Parables from the Back Side, popular author J. Ellsworth Kalas brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by approaching them from the "back side"--through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new "lens," or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles and Scripture: "The Second Sin" (Genesis 3:1-13); "The Importance of Naming Joseph" (Genesis 30:22-24); "Because My Mother Told Me" (Exodus 2:1-10); "Moses' Midlife Crisis" (Exodus 2:11-22); "Patron Saint of the Minority Report" (Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33); "Tragic Son, Tragic Father" (Judges 11:1-6, 30-35); "Honey in the Lion" (Judges 14:5-14); "Beauty and the Beast" (1 Samuel 25:2-42); "A Refugee at the King's Table" (2 Samuel 9:1-13); "In Defense of Job's Wife" (Job 2:1-10); "Jonah's Christmas Story" (Jonah 3:1-6, 10; Matthew 12:38-42); "God Is Better Than His Plans" (Ruth 1:1-5; 4:13-17). Includes 12 Sessions with a study guide.

Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas
ISBN-10: 0687081866
ISBN-13: 9780687081868
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1997
Pages: 123
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.54w x 0.38d