The Bible and the Current Immigration Debate

I must confess that I have been a bit uncomfortable with how the Bible is sometimes being used in the current immigration debate. Here is an article by Jason Poling at the Washington Post website that exposes just some of the problems.

Hoffmeier on Immigration

Justin Taylor has posted a fascinating interview with James Hoffmeier, professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, on his recent book The Immigration Crisis: Immigrants, Aliens, and the Bible. I have not read the book, but I appreciate what is said in the interview. Even if you don't end up agreeing with the authors conclusion, you can see how one can methodologically apply the Old Testament to contemporary concerns. You can access the interview here.