Reading the Bible again for the first time : taking the Bible seriously but not literally /
Borg, Marcus J,
Reading the Bible again for the first time : taking the Bible seriously but not literally / [print] Marcus J. Borg. - first edition. - [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, (c)2001. - xii, 321 pages ; 22 cm.
Reading Lenses: Seeing the Bible Again -- Reading Lenses: The Bible and God -- Reading Lenses: History and Metaphor -- The Hebrew Bible -- Reading the Creation Stories Again -- Reading the Pentateuch Again -- Reading the Prophets Again -- Reading Israel's Wisdom Again -- The New Testament -- Reading the Gospels Again -- Reading Paul Again -- Reading Revelation Again.
Urges readers to embrace both science and faith, using Old and New Testament texts to show how this is possible, and explaining how such stories serve as a vital teaching tool for exploring one's relationship with God and Jesus.
9780060609184 9780060609191
00050599
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Metaphor in the Bible.
BS511.B732.R433 2001
Reading the Bible again for the first time : taking the Bible seriously but not literally / [print] Marcus J. Borg. - first edition. - [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, (c)2001. - xii, 321 pages ; 22 cm.
Reading Lenses: Seeing the Bible Again -- Reading Lenses: The Bible and God -- Reading Lenses: History and Metaphor -- The Hebrew Bible -- Reading the Creation Stories Again -- Reading the Pentateuch Again -- Reading the Prophets Again -- Reading Israel's Wisdom Again -- The New Testament -- Reading the Gospels Again -- Reading Paul Again -- Reading Revelation Again.
Urges readers to embrace both science and faith, using Old and New Testament texts to show how this is possible, and explaining how such stories serve as a vital teaching tool for exploring one's relationship with God and Jesus.
9780060609184 9780060609191
00050599
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Metaphor in the Bible.
BS511.B732.R433 2001