02/18/2026
It’s difficult to talk about the Bible of Christianity without conversations arising about violence within it. Some have seen this as a justification for “Christianity with teeth;” others are prompted to do some mental gymnastics to just discount those passages altogether. But is there a way to engage seriously with scripture in the places where its messages seem to contradict?
Join us on February 21st from 9:30-12 as we welcome author and professor Matthew Lynch to consider these things. Dr. Lynch is the Bruce K. Waltke Associate Professor of Old Testament at Regent College, and is the author of several books, including Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible (Cambridge, 2022), and Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God (IVP, 2023).
We will have two sessions with Matt along with a good time of question and response.