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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This community of faith has inspired me almost daily to pursue my calling as a
bishop who dares to take seriously the scholarly teaching function of the
episcopacy. I do not know any Christians anywhere who live out so consistently
their ...
This community of faith has inspired me almost daily to pursue my calling as a
bishop who dares to take seriously the scholarly teaching function of the
episcopacy. I do not know any Christians anywhere who live out so consistently
their ...
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The new emerging sexual consciousness and the passing of ancient stereotypes
challenged the authority of Scripture, raised profound questions about the
authenticity of biblical insights, and created for me and for many others a crisis of
faith.
The new emerging sexual consciousness and the passing of ancient stereotypes
challenged the authority of Scripture, raised profound questions about the
authenticity of biblical insights, and created for me and for many others a crisis of
faith.
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I write for them because the goal of my professional life has been to combine
scholarship with faith, to bring honesty and the authenticity of citizenship in the
modern world to the activity of worship while continuing to walk in the faith
tradition ...
I write for them because the goal of my professional life has been to combine
scholarship with faith, to bring honesty and the authenticity of citizenship in the
modern world to the activity of worship while continuing to walk in the faith
tradition ...
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My mother had not finished the ninth grade in school; she was a woman of a
simple faith. No critical problems ever bothered her understanding of God. He
was father and judge—ever watching, protecting, and keeping records of our
behavior ...
My mother had not finished the ninth grade in school; she was a woman of a
simple faith. No critical problems ever bothered her understanding of God. He
was father and judge—ever watching, protecting, and keeping records of our
behavior ...
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How can this book be used with integrity by men and women of faith? How can it
be lifted out of the prejudices and cultural biases of bygone eras? How can it be a
source of life to a twentieth- and soon-to-be-twenty-first-century generation?
How can this book be used with integrity by men and women of faith? How can it
be lifted out of the prejudices and cultural biases of bygone eras? How can it be a
source of life to a twentieth- and soon-to-be-twenty-first-century generation?
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Contenido
| 2 | |
| 14 | |
The PreScientific Assumptions of the Bible | 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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