Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of ScriptBy popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use. |
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Television evangelists use physical and verbal means to act out their negativity
and thereby to relieve some of this energy in the lives of their congregations. It is
an interesting exercise, when viewing television evangelists, to turn off the sound
...
Television evangelists use physical and verbal means to act out their negativity
and thereby to relieve some of this energy in the lives of their congregations. It is
an interesting exercise, when viewing television evangelists, to turn off the sound
...
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... that few people today, even among the fundamentalists, would be eager to
condone. In the biblical world of male values, the humiliation of a male was best
achieved by making the males act like women in the sex act. To act like a woman,
...
... that few people today, even among the fundamentalists, would be eager to
condone. In the biblical world of male values, the humiliation of a male was best
achieved by making the males act like women in the sex act. To act like a woman,
...
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It also had the words of Jesus printed in red letters, even when Luke was quoting
the already ascended Christ in the Book of Acts as saying, "It is more blessed to
give than to receive" (Acts 20:35), and when Paul related in 1 Corinthians the ...
It also had the words of Jesus printed in red letters, even when Luke was quoting
the already ascended Christ in the Book of Acts as saying, "It is more blessed to
give than to receive" (Acts 20:35), and when Paul related in 1 Corinthians the ...
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The separation of the waters in the heavens from the waters of the earth, which
had been the primary act of creation, was allowed to be undone. "On that day all
the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the windows of the heavens were ...
The separation of the waters in the heavens from the waters of the earth, which
had been the primary act of creation, was allowed to be undone. "On that day all
the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the windows of the heavens were ...
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The ascension story, as Luke tells it in the Book of Acts, assumes a flat earth
covered by a domed ceiling beyond which heaven exists and God dwells. Jesus
rises in order to enter the keyhole in the sky to be enthroned at the right hand of
God.
The ascension story, as Luke tells it in the Book of Acts, assumes a flat earth
covered by a domed ceiling beyond which heaven exists and God dwells. Jesus
rises in order to enter the keyhole in the sky to be enthroned at the right hand of
God.
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Contenido
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| 26 | |
The Formation of the Sacred Story | 38 |
Prophets Psalms Proverbs and Protest | 58 |
Forming the Second Covenant | 78 |
The Man from Tarsus | 92 |
Christ Resurrection Grace The Gospel of Paul | 108 |
Matthew The Story of Jesus from a Hebrew Perspective | 148 |
Luke The Story of Jesus from a Gentile Perspective | 168 |
The Fourth Gospel In the BeginningI Am | 186 |
Christmas and Easter Ultimate Truth and Literal Nonsense | 210 |
Who Is Christ for Us? | 228 |
Epilogue | 246 |
Notes | 252 |
Bibliography | 256 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script |
| Autor | John Shelby Spong |
| Editor | Harper Collins, 2009 |
| ISBN | 006175319X, 9780061753190 |
| Largo | 288 páginas |
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