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

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Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Metaphor in the Bible.

BS511.B732.R433 2001