Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of ScriptHarper Collins, 2009 M03 17 - 288 páginas By 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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... 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 and watch the facial contortions and ...
... 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 and watch the facial contortions and ...
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... act. To act like a woman, to be the passive participant in coitus, was thought to be insulting to the dignity of the male. This, far more than homosexuality, was the underlying theme of the Sodom story. The hero of this tale was Lot, a ...
... act. To act like a woman, to be the passive participant in coitus, was thought to be insulting to the dignity of the male. This, far more than homosexuality, was the underlying theme of the Sodom story. The hero of this tale was Lot, a ...
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... Acts as saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35), and when Paul related in 1 Corinthians the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, "take eat, this is my body" (1 Cor. 11:23). It did not occur to me at the time that ...
... Acts as saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35), and when Paul related in 1 Corinthians the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, "take eat, this is my body" (1 Cor. 11:23). It did not occur to me at the time that ...
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... 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 opened" (Gen. 7:11). The literal account in the Bible says that the waters covered the whole ...
... 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 opened" (Gen. 7:11). The literal account in the Bible says that the waters covered the whole ...
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... 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. But in a space age, rising from this earth ...
... 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. But in a space age, rising from this earth ...
Contenido
The Gospel | 107 |
Beyond Mythology to Reality | 129 |
The Story of Jesus from a Hebrew | 147 |
The Story of Jesus from a Gentile | 167 |
In the BeginningI | 185 |
13 | 209 |
Who Is Christ for Us? | 227 |
Epilogue | 245 |
Notes | 251 |
Index | 259 |
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Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script John Shelby Spong Vista previa limitada - 2009 |
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