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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In that book I was led to question traditional religious attitudes and traditional
religious definitions on a wide variety of sexual issues, from homosexuality to
premarital living ar- rangements. There was an immediate outcry from
conservative ...
In that book I was led to question traditional religious attitudes and traditional
religious definitions on a wide variety of sexual issues, from homosexuality to
premarital living ar- rangements. There was an immediate outcry from
conservative ...
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Each spoke for that point of view that was distinctly uncomfortable as the sexual
stereotypes of the past began to be discarded. In separate ways, but with a
patriarchal consistency, the various Christian leaders accepted a definition of
women ...
Each spoke for that point of view that was distinctly uncomfortable as the sexual
stereotypes of the past began to be discarded. In separate ways, but with a
patriarchal consistency, the various Christian leaders accepted a definition of
women ...
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The issue of homosexuality is another reality in sexual thinking and practice that
places pressure on Holy Scripture. Once again, this prejudice is so deep, so
widely assumed to be self-evident, that all major churches have in the past simply
...
The issue of homosexuality is another reality in sexual thinking and practice that
places pressure on Holy Scripture. Once again, this prejudice is so deep, so
widely assumed to be self-evident, that all major churches have in the past simply
...
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So also we have ranges in male sexual orientation from those who constitute the
majority and who relate to women sexually, though, it might be added, with a
wide variety of sexual appetites; to those who, because of the way their brains
were ...
So also we have ranges in male sexual orientation from those who constitute the
majority and who relate to women sexually, though, it might be added, with a
wide variety of sexual appetites; to those who, because of the way their brains
were ...
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The sexual attitudes in Scripture used to justify the prejudiced sexual stereotypes
of the past simply are not holding in this generation. They are not in touch with
emerging contemporary knowledge. So it was that sex drove me to the Bible.
The sexual attitudes in Scripture used to justify the prejudiced sexual stereotypes
of the past simply are not holding in this generation. They are not in touch with
emerging contemporary knowledge. So it was that sex drove me to the Bible.
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A Few Grains of Wheat Amid the Chaff
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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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