The Bible Now - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bible Now write by Richard Elliott Friedman. This book was released on 2011-10-01. The Bible Now available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For millennia, people have used the Bible as a touchstone on important social and political questions, and rightly so. But many use the Bible simply as a weapon to wield against opponents in a variety of debates--without knowing what the Bible actually says about the issue in question. In The Bible Now, two respected biblical scholars, Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky, tell us carefully what the Hebrew Bible says or does not say about a wide range of issues--including homosexuality, abortion, women's status, capital punishment, and the environment. In fascinating passages that shed new light on some of today's most passionate disputes, the authors reveal how the Bible is frequently misunderstood, misquoted, mistranslated, and misused. For instance, those who quote the Bible in condemning homosexuality often cite the story of Sodom, and those who favor homosexuality point to David's lament over the death of Jonathan. But as the authors show, neither passage is clearly about homosexuality, and these texts do not offer solid footing on which to make an argument. Readers learn that female homosexuality is not prohibited--only male homosexuality. And on the subject of abortion, the Bible is practically silent, with one extraordinary exception. The Bible has inspired people to do great good but has also been used by people to do great harm, so it is vitally important for us to pay attention to it--and to get it right. The Bible Now shows us how we can--and cannot--use this ancient source of wisdom to address our most current and pressing issues.
Bible Now!
Bible Now! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bible Now! write by American Bible Society. This book was released on 2002-07. Bible Now! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ideal for readers ages 4 to 8, "Bible Now!" is filled with stories illustrated in full color and easy-to-read captions. Reading "toolboxes" includes tools to help children remember important people, places, words, and topics from the Bible. Maps and illustrated time lines. Text is adapted from the Contemporary English Version.
How to Read the Bible
How to Read the Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Read the Bible write by James L. Kugel. This book was released on 2012-05-01. How to Read the Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. James Kugel’s essential introduction and companion to the Bible combines modern scholarship with the wisdom of ancient interpreters for the entire Hebrew Bible. As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” (Publishers Weekly). Now, this classic remains the clearest, most inviting and readable guide to the Hebrew Bible around—and a profound meditation on the effect that modern biblical scholarship has had on traditional belief. Moving chapter by chapter, Harvard professor James Kugel covers the Bible’s most significant stories—the Creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives, Moses and the exodus, David’s mighty kingdom, plus the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the other prophets, and on to the Babylonian conquest and the eventual return to Zion. Throughout, Kugel contrasts the way modern scholars understand these events with the way Christians and Jews have traditionally understood them. The latter is not, Kugel shows, a naïve reading; rather, it is the product of a school of sophisticated interpreters who flourished toward the end of the biblical period. These highly ideological readers sought to put their own spin on texts that had been around for centuries, utterly transforming them in the process. Their interpretations became what the Bible meant for centuries and centuries—until modern scholarship came along. The question that this book ultimately asks is: What now? As one reviewer wrote, Kugel’s answer provides “a contemporary model of how to read Sacred Scripture amidst the oppositional pulls of modern scholarship and tradition.”
Know the Bible Now
Know the Bible Now - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Know the Bible Now write by Edward Engelbrecht. This book was released on 2016. Know the Bible Now available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This visual resource provides Christians of all ages with a quick overview of Bible stories and key teachings, giving readers a solid foundation of biblical understanding for participating in the life of their church.
Making Sense of the Bible [Leader Guide]
Making Sense of the Bible [Leader Guide] - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Sense of the Bible [Leader Guide] write by Adam Hamilton. This book was released on 2014-09-15. Making Sense of the Bible [Leader Guide] available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this six week video study, Adam Hamilton explores the key points in his new book, Making Sense of the Bible. With the help of this Leader Guide, groups learn from Hamilton as his video presentations lead groups through the book, focusing on the most important questions we ask about the Bible, its origins and meaning.
