By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The Book of Ruth is one of the shorter books of the Bible, but the story it tells is one of the most movingly ‘human’ in all of the Old Testament. However, how the story of Ruth should be interpreted is not an easy […]
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A Summary and Analysis of Lot’s Wife and the Pillar of Salt
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) What is the story of Lot’s wife, and why was she turned into a pillar of salt? The short version of the story is this: while escaping from the city of Sodom shortly before God destroyed it with fire and brimstone, Lot and his […]
A Summary and Analysis of the Story of Manna from Heaven
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) What is ‘manna’ from heaven? Manna is the name given to the food the Israelites ate during the wilderness wanderings recounted in Exodus chapter 16, following the parting of the Red Sea after the Israelites’ escape out of Egypt, where they had been kept […]
A Summary and Analysis of Moses Parting the Red Sea
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The story of Moses parting the waters of the Red Sea so he and the Israelites could flee Egypt and travel to the Promised Land is one of the most famous stories from the Old Testament. What this episode means, however, remains less clear. […]
A Summary and Analysis of the Cain and Abel Story
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The story of Cain and Abel is the next major story in the Bible, after the Creation account and the story of the Garden of Eden. In short, Cain murders his younger brother Abel and is exiled for his crime. But is the story […]