Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0060609192
ISBN 13
9780060609191
Category
Bible: Works About the Bible
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
336
Abstract
This seminal book shows you how to read the Bible as it should be examined—in an approach the author calls "historical-metaphorical." Borg explores what the Scriptures meant to the ancient communities that produced and lived by them. He then helps us to discover the meaning of these stories, providing the knowledge and perspective to make the wisdom of the Bible an essential part of our modern lives. The author argues that the conventional way of seeing the Bible's origin, authority, and interpretation has become unpersuasive to millions of people in our time, and that we need a fresh way of encountering the Bible that takes the texts seriously but not literally, even as it takes seriously who we have become.
Description
Softcover. Good condition
Number of Copies
1
