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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Did Jesus say, for instance, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven"? It is a strange
analogy, an inappropriate mixing of metaphors. Camels do not go through eyes
of ...
Did Jesus say, for instance, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven"? It is a strange
analogy, an inappropriate mixing of metaphors. Camels do not go through eyes
of ...
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... to grasp with our finite minds. Everything written by biblical writers about the
heavens or the earth assumed that the earth was the center of the universe. To
the degree that the Bible makes these assumptions, the Bible cannot be literal for
us.
... to grasp with our finite minds. Everything written by biblical writers about the
heavens or the earth assumed that the earth was the center of the universe. To
the degree that the Bible makes these assumptions, the Bible cannot be literal for
us.
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There were also stars—tiny lights, perhaps candles or maybe even peepholes
through which the light of heaven could be glimpsed. One of the images of
heaven was that of eternal day. In our neon and artificially lighted society, we
moderns ...
There were also stars—tiny lights, perhaps candles or maybe even peepholes
through which the light of heaven could be glimpsed. One of the images of
heaven was that of eternal day. In our neon and artificially lighted society, we
moderns ...
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Heaven, the realm of God, knew no night, and the stars were peepholes into the
heavenly realm. When moralism and judgment became a major part of religious
thinking, the stars were looked upon as the openings through which an all-seeing
...
Heaven, the realm of God, knew no night, and the stars were peepholes into the
heavenly realm. When moralism and judgment became a major part of religious
thinking, the stars were looked upon as the openings through which an all-seeing
...
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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, ... "And the waters prevailed so mightily
upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered;
the ...
The separation of the waters in the heavens from the waters of the earth, which
had been the primary act of creation, ... "And the waters prevailed so mightily
upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered;
the ...
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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
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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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