PinnedPeter Mansfield·Feb 7The Old Testament: Book By BookOne article for each of the 39 books (plus a few added extras)A response icon2A response icon2
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Oct 6Job: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Satan?A Biblical satire that invites us to think again about sufferingA response icon5A response icon5
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Sep 4Esther: If Tarantino Wrote The BibleA black comedy of hatred, revenge, and death.
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Aug 22Ezra-Nehemiah: Give Me Back My Temple!And my walls! And, whilst we’re at it, I want my cultural identity too.A response icon3A response icon3
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Aug 41 & 2 Chronicles: How To Rewrite The BibleAfter all, even the best story can be improvedA response icon2A response icon2
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Jul 51 & 2 Kings: We Failed. So Who Do We Blame?When the dream dies, the recriminations beginA response icon3A response icon3
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Jun 101 & 2 Samuel: The Good, The Bad, The Ambiguous, And The WiseThe stories of three men – Samuel, Saul, and David – and the woman who explains everything.
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Apr 21Ruth: Wealthy Old Man Marries Vulnerable Young Woman ShockerAn unexpectedly subversive story about power, sex, and gender.
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Apr 16Judges: A Descent Into MadnessIt’s the Bible’s very own ‘Apocalypse Now’A response icon1A response icon1
InBackyard ChurchbyPeter Mansfield·Apr 4Joshua: A Most Problematic BookDoes it glorify war, or is there another way to read it?A response icon3A response icon3
