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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... human life avail- able in centuries past were primitive, to say the least. Concepts commonplace today in the world of physics, subatomic phys- ics, astrophysics, and cosmology would have drawn from Mat- thew, Mark, Luke, and John, to ...
... human life avail- able in centuries past were primitive, to say the least. Concepts commonplace today in the world of physics, subatomic phys- ics, astrophysics, and cosmology would have drawn from Mat- thew, Mark, Luke, and John, to ...
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... human anxiety that refuses to allow us to embrace the vastness of space and the insignificance and loneliness of this planet, our island home. The mythology of the Bible serves that conspiracy. In the creation story, in the creeds of ...
... human anxiety that refuses to allow us to embrace the vastness of space and the insignificance and loneliness of this planet, our island home. The mythology of the Bible serves that conspiracy. In the creation story, in the creeds of ...
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... human beings to dig wells and cisterns in order to release the waters of the deep. The sky is a dome over the earth into which a sun has been placed to illumine the day as it journeys through the heavens. A moon is also hung in that ...
... human beings to dig wells and cisterns in order to release the waters of the deep. The sky is a dome over the earth into which a sun has been placed to illumine the day as it journeys through the heavens. A moon is also hung in that ...
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... human behavior. It was even suggested that if one wanted to mis- behave, that person might choose a cloudy night, for under those conditions, God could not see as well! From time to time in the ancient world, a meteor would plunge to ...
... human behavior. It was even suggested that if one wanted to mis- behave, that person might choose a cloudy night, for under those conditions, God could not see as well! From time to time in the ancient world, a meteor would plunge to ...
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... human creature. This second story was also cast in a heavy patriarchal mold. The man was created first, in the image of God. Then the an- imals were created, one by one, in a vain divine attempt to make a fit partner for the man. None ...
... human creature. This second story was also cast in a heavy patriarchal mold. The man was created first, in the image of God. Then the an- imals were created, one by one, in a vain divine attempt to make a fit partner for the man. None ...
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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of ... John Shelby Spong Vista de fragmentos - 1991 |
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script John Shelby Spong Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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