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Title

The Old Testament Made Harder: Scripture Study Questions

Authors

James E. Faulconer

Files

Description

Latter-day Saint philosopher James E. Faulconer’s Made Harder series raises many more questions than it answers. And that is precisely the point. Faulconer wrote The Old Testament Made Harder on the premise that our scripture study is only as good as the questions we bring to the endeavor. While many books about the Old Testament provide useful shortcuts, chapter synopses, timelines, and memorizable bullet-points, this book consists almost entirely of challenging questions (with occasional commentary for clarity’s sake) because, in Faulconer’s experience, questions themselves are the key to reflective and deep scripture study. This book is intended to make reading harder—and therefore fresher—by priming your pondering pump with insightful study questions.

So much of modern life is geared to finding faster and easier ways to do the same old things. The Made Harder series is proof that making things easier does not always make them better.

Copyright Status

© 2014 by Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

ISBN

978-0-8425-2873-3

Owning Institution

Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Publisher

Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Publication Date

2014

Disciplines

Religion | Religious Education

Recommended Citation

Faulconer, James E., "The Old Testament Made Harder: Scripture Study Questions" (2014). Maxwell Institute Publications. 87.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/87