Why is the Old Testament So Weird?

What you need to know to wade into the wild waters of the Old Testament

Last year I received an honest e-mail from a 22-year-old college student named Lyndi. "I've been raised in the church my entire life," she explained, "but I'm finally reading the Old Testament. I'm slogging through Leviticus right now, and wow is it ever weird! There's so much blood and violence. The good guys act like jerks, and at times even God