Dark Passages of the Bible by Patrick Henry Reardon

As It Is Written . . .

Dark Passages of the Bible

by Patrick Henry Reardon

Not long ago, in a Q&A session following a lecture, someone inquired of me, "How do you reconcile children to the violent stories found in the Old Testament?"

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Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor emeritus of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and the author of numerous books, including, most recently, Out of Step with God: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Numbers (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2019).

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