{"product_id":"strangers-john-cavanaugh-okeefe-9798313676869","title":"Strangers: 21 Claims in the Old Testament","description":"Jesus Christ, in his description of the last judgment, said that he would sort out the sheep and goats looking at a series of services to other people. Did you feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome strangers, clothe the naked, visit the sick, and visit those in prison? If yes, enter the kingdom. If no, depart into eternal fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhoa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOkay, let's try to do these things carefully. But what does \"welcome\" mean,\" and what's a \"stranger\"? Clearly, getting that right matters! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answer to those questions must be in the ancient culture in which Jesus lived and thought and taught. It must be in the scriptures that he read and used. So we should be able to read those scriptures -- that is, what Christians call the Old Testament -- and figure it out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd indeed, the teaching is transparent, crystal clear, abundant, and shockingly forceful. It's everywhere the Old Testament -- in the Torah (the Law, the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible), in the Prophets, in the history books, in the Wisdom books. Jesus commanded that we welcome strangers because he was a devout Jew. Of course, Christians believe that Jesus is the Word of God, one with the Creator, and that he was there before Abraham -- so he shaped Jewish thought, not the other way around. But in the short run, focusing on just the past 4,000 years, what Jesus taught emerged right out of the Old Testament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstanding that body of thought matters! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHence this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798313676869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851166462207,"sku":"9798313676869","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strangers-john-cavanaugh-okeefe-9798313676869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}