The specifics of the modern altar call may not be biblical, but certain general principles are themes of the New Testament: ...

To give a proper perspective on the New Covenant sacrament of reconciliation instituted by Christ, we will explore the Old Testament prefiguration of this sacrament. In the next column ...

But even if it were found nowhere in the Old Testament writings ... prayers of the priest poured forth to the Lord God at his altar the commendation of the dead has its place." ...

The tradition of a sacred area, with an altar and a sacred oak, in the city of Shochem begins in Genesis and reappears from time to time in the Old Testament down to the book of Judges.