Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of ScriptHarper Collins, 2009 M03 17 - 288 páginas By 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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... Heaven"? It is a strange analogy, an inappropriate mixing of metaphors. Cam- els do not go through eyes of needles, not even tiny camels. But when the word camel is translated into Aramaic, one sees that in Aramaic the word for camel ...
... Heaven"? It is a strange analogy, an inappropriate mixing of metaphors. Cam- els do not go through eyes of needles, not even tiny camels. But when the word camel is translated into Aramaic, one sees that in Aramaic the word for camel ...
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... 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. Of course these things have been known for years, but the task of ...
... 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. Of course these things have been known for years, but the task of ...
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... heavens. A moon is also hung in that ceiling by God to illumine the night, regulate the tides, and help people ... heaven was that of eternal day. In our neon and artifici- ally lighted society, we moderns have a difficult time ...
... heavens. A moon is also hung in that ceiling by God to illumine the night, regulate the tides, and help people ... heaven was that of eternal day. In our neon and artifici- ally lighted society, we moderns have a difficult time ...
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... Heaven, the realm of God, knew no night, and the stars were peepholes into the heavenly realm. When moralism and ... heavens) and the earth were created first. They were separated by a firmament that was created to keep the waters ...
... Heaven, the realm of God, knew no night, and the stars were peepholes into the heavenly realm. When moralism and ... heavens) and the earth were created first. They were separated by a firmament that was created to keep the waters ...
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... heavens were opened" (Gen. 7:11). The literal account in the Bible says that the waters covered the whole earth. "And the waters prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered; the ...
... heavens were opened" (Gen. 7:11). The literal account in the Bible says that the waters covered the whole earth. "And the waters prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered; the ...
Contenido
The Gospel | 107 |
Beyond Mythology to Reality | 129 |
The Story of Jesus from a Hebrew | 147 |
The Story of Jesus from a Gentile | 167 |
In the BeginningI | 185 |
13 | 209 |
Who Is Christ for Us? | 227 |
Epilogue | 245 |
Notes | 251 |
Index | 259 |
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