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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... minds, and even that biblical ignorance is unworthy of a disciple of Jesus Christ. It is my desire to make that alternative universally available. I want to place the biblical and theological debates that are commonplace among scholars ...
... minds, and even that biblical ignorance is unworthy of a disciple of Jesus Christ. It is my desire to make that alternative universally available. I want to place the biblical and theological debates that are commonplace among scholars ...
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... mind during these refreshing study times. My associates on the core staff of our diocese have also played a major part in this publication, and to them I am deeply grateful. That core group includes the former Christine Mary Barney. xii.
... mind during these refreshing study times. My associates on the core staff of our diocese have also played a major part in this publication, and to them I am deeply grateful. That core group includes the former Christine Mary Barney. xii.
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... minds to become aware of and to embrace a biblical truth that, while not literal, is certainly timeless. I write as a Christian who loves the church. I am not a hostile critic who stands outside religion desiring to make fun of it. I am ...
... minds to become aware of and to embrace a biblical truth that, while not literal, is certainly timeless. I write as a Christian who loves the church. I am not a hostile critic who stands outside religion desiring to make fun of it. I am ...
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... mind cannot believe the heart can finally never adore. Is there a truth beyond biblical literalism to which my life can be dedicated? Can I find this truth by probing the words of the Bible? Or, as many secular critics of religion ...
... mind cannot believe the heart can finally never adore. Is there a truth beyond biblical literalism to which my life can be dedicated? Can I find this truth by probing the words of the Bible? Or, as many secular critics of religion ...
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... minds. Everything written by biblical writ- ers 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. Of course ...
... minds. Everything written by biblical writ- ers 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. Of course ...
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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