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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... Gospel: In the Beginning—I Am 13. Christmas and Easter: Ultimate Truth and Literal Nonsense 209 14. Who Is Christ for Us? 227 Epilogue 245 185 Notes 251 Bibliography 255 Index 259 Preface In January of 1989 I appeared on ABC's "Good.
... Gospel: In the Beginning—I Am 13. Christmas and Easter: Ultimate Truth and Literal Nonsense 209 14. Who Is Christ for Us? 227 Epilogue 245 185 Notes 251 Bibliography 255 Index 259 Preface In January of 1989 I appeared on ABC's "Good.
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... not only the completion of this volume but an ever-deepening renewal of my love for Holy Scripture and my search for that elusive truth of God that lies beneath the literal words of that sacred text. In many ways I have. x.
... not only the completion of this volume but an ever-deepening renewal of my love for Holy Scripture and my search for that elusive truth of God that lies beneath the literal words of that sacred text. In many ways I have. x.
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... truth, but fundamentalists could not tolerate this. Those whose reli- gious security is rooted in a literal Bible do not want that se- curity disturbed. They are not happy when facts challenge their biblical understanding or when ...
... truth, but fundamentalists could not tolerate this. Those whose reli- gious security is rooted in a literal Bible do not want that se- curity disturbed. They are not happy when facts challenge their biblical understanding or when ...
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... truth. It is for these reasons that I have found it imperative to put another voice into the public arena. My purpose in this volume is first to rescue the Bible from the exclusive hands of those who demand that it be literal truth and ...
... truth. It is for these reasons that I have found it imperative to put another voice into the public arena. My purpose in this volume is first to rescue the Bible from the exclusive hands of those who demand that it be literal truth and ...
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... truth has been captured in the words of a book that achieved its final written form midway into the second century of this common era? Would not such a claim be dismissed as ludicrous in any other branch of human knowledge? Is it less ...
... truth has been captured in the words of a book that achieved its final written form midway into the second century of this common era? Would not such a claim be dismissed as ludicrous in any other branch of human knowledge? Is it less ...
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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