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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There are many well written and even brilliant works of biblical scholarship
available to the clergy, the scholars, and the academicians. There are many
tracts, pamphlets, and books from the pens of fundamentalist Christians designed
to ...
There are many well written and even brilliant works of biblical scholarship
available to the clergy, the scholars, and the academicians. There are many
tracts, pamphlets, and books from the pens of fundamentalist Christians designed
to ...
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For a period of time, I sat on a deck above the magnificent Puget Sound with
books scattered about me, writing great chunks of this manuscript. In exchange
for their hospitality, I also lectured on this material to the members of this
congregation ...
For a period of time, I sat on a deck above the magnificent Puget Sound with
books scattered about me, writing great chunks of this manuscript. In exchange
for their hospitality, I also lectured on this material to the members of this
congregation ...
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The words in the manuscript seemed to speak to Wanda more deeply than those
of any book I've written on which she had previously worked. To find her excited
by its content as each chapter rolled off her word processor, and to hear her ...
The words in the manuscript seemed to speak to Wanda more deeply than those
of any book I've written on which she had previously worked. To find her excited
by its content as each chapter rolled off her word processor, and to hear her ...
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For years in my writing career, I have examined such parts of the sacred text as
the person of Jesus, the Ten ... has been captured in the words of a book that
achieved its final written form midway into the second century of this common era
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For years in my writing career, I have examined such parts of the sacred text as
the person of Jesus, the Ten ... has been captured in the words of a book that
achieved its final written form midway into the second century of this common era
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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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14 | |
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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script John Shelby Spong Vista previa limitada - 2009 |
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of ... John Shelby Spong Vista de fragmentos - 1991 |
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