Hearing God: The book of Joel: The Old Testament – Why bother?

Old. Awkward. Confusing. Grating. Offensive. And - Christians believe - God's Word. But is it worth the effort really? What harm is there in just reading the New Testament and avoiding the other 3/4s of the Bible? Well, to show our cards, we think it's as bad as just watching episode 8 in an 8 episode series.