And the winners are...?

Congrats to Luke and M. Hughes, who each won a copy of How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens by Michael Williams!

Thanks to everyone who participated this week. Looking through your comments it seems that Esther, Leviticus, Job, and the Wisdom Literature came up most often as books that could be difficult to read through the Jesus lens.

Personally, Leviticus has always been a difficult one for me, but I was impressed with how Williams addressed it,

“The sacrifices that the Israelites offered to God were a means of acknowledging both his holiness and the requirement for those in special relationship with him to keep themselves holy. The things sacrificed to God had to be without any imperfection, and even those designated to offer the sacrifice on the part of the people – the priests – had special rules and procedures to follow when doing so. This demand for holiness in our relationship with God has not been removed or minimized. Not only do we need a perfect sacrifice, we need a perfect priest to offer it for us. Jesus, because he is both the flawless sacrifice and the sinless priest, fulfills both roles." 

You can order How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens here, or through your favorite bookseller.

Comments

[Kevin Fiske]

Any thoughts on a potential blog tour for "How to Read...Through the Jesus Lens...?