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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The story continues to tell us of Lot's subsequent drunkenness and his seduction
into incest by his scheming daughters (Gen. 19:30-36). Once again, the purpose
of a claim of biblical literalism is revealed to be not to call people to 7.
The story continues to tell us of Lot's subsequent drunkenness and his seduction
into incest by his scheming daughters (Gen. 19:30-36). Once again, the purpose
of a claim of biblical literalism is revealed to be not to call people to 7.
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So mainline Christians allow the television preachers to manipulate their
audiences, most times to their own financial gain, by making the most absurd
biblical claims without their being called to accountability in the name of truth. It is
for these ...
So mainline Christians allow the television preachers to manipulate their
audiences, most times to their own financial gain, by making the most absurd
biblical claims without their being called to accountability in the name of truth. It is
for these ...
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Would not such a claim be dismissed as ludicrous in any other branch of human
knowledge? Is it less ludicrous because we have surrounded it with a religious
aura? Have we embraced the meaning of the subjective quality of a particular ...
Would not such a claim be dismissed as ludicrous in any other branch of human
knowledge? Is it less ludicrous because we have surrounded it with a religious
aura? Have we embraced the meaning of the subjective quality of a particular ...
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The claims of infallibility and inerrancy are familiar religious claims. This is the
very stuff of religious imperialism. All of this seemed to me more like religious
bigotry than divinely inspired Scripture. But there it was in the Bible. Womanhood
was ...
The claims of infallibility and inerrancy are familiar religious claims. This is the
very stuff of religious imperialism. All of this seemed to me more like religious
bigotry than divinely inspired Scripture. But there it was in the Bible. Womanhood
was ...
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... word was the divinely inspired, inerrant word of God. Yet the claim continued to
be made and continues to this day. Have these people simply not read the text?
Are they hopelessly uninformed? Is there a different Bible? Are they blinded 20.
... word was the divinely inspired, inerrant word of God. Yet the claim continued to
be made and continues to this day. Have these people simply not read the text?
Are they hopelessly uninformed? Is there a different Bible? Are they blinded 20.
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A Few Grains of Wheat Amid the Chaff
Crítica de los usuarios - Philip Tutt - Christianbook.comThis work, written by a "controversial" Episcopal bishop (John Shelby Spong) proposes a venture to save Christianity from fundamentalism. In the epilogue (which I suggest that the reader peruse first ... Leer comentario completo
Review: Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
Crítica de los usuarios - Ryan - GoodreadsThe book was pretty good. It has some good information and serves as a good overview for a lot of ideas. The big problem is that the book's information is about history, where the author is not ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
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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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