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His writing is so convincingly good and he has fun with it in this book. He makes his case rather convincingly, in my opinion, and in a characteristically humorous and at times snarky tone. You'll want to read the footnotes - many are quite humorous l... Read More
Peter enns is a professor of biblical studies and author of the evolution of adam and the bible tells me so. Throughout the bible, old and new testament, we see the writers reimagining god for their time and place.
Pete enns does a marvelous job of taking the reader on a journey. I think how the bible actually works is going to be misread by many. Enns thinks it should be read for the wisdom it gives in light of its ambiguity, diversity, and ancientness.
True thinking requires thinking about multiple aspects, and rethinking, and being open to changing our thinking. This continually feeds forward into new ways of articulating the good news.
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Enns cites examples of ot violence, like the flood & stoning, which seem to be in opposition to a loving god. Enns believes that we should avoid doing systematic theology. Another flaw in this book is enns' view that diversity in the bible prevent... Read More
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And it gives us the tools and wisdom we need to approach the bible and walk forward with the spirit
Pete does a great job helping us open our minds to see the bible in a fresh and encouraging way especially for those of us who’... Read More
I preordered the kindle and audible versions of this book and have been thrilled with the purchases
I was very frustrated with the book
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Enns is a professor of biblical studies at eastern university st
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A well thoughtout book that will change your entire paradigm if you allow for the possibilities that are clearly laid out by pete enns
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Many discussions can be raised from passages and questions from the author
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Theres a fair amount of repetition among the chapters which the author acknowledges but its for the emphasis of his points to tie the various threads running throughout
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None of these traits are doctrinal positions such as inspired authoritative or inerrant
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That’s because however you might feel about such doctrines they aren’t based on evidence but rather assumptions that are read into the text
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As pete argues in order to correctly read the scriptures you must start by acknowledging the selfevident nature of the scriptures
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With clarity and wit pete reveals how the biblical authors wrote from their own deeply encultured perspectives on who god is and shows how those views changed over the course of the bible’s trajectory
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One can speak of the bible as ‘timeless’ not because it’s commands and teachings remained fixed and impervious to change but because they are clearly not
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Without its unwavering commitment to adaptation over time the bible would have died a quick death over two thousand years ago
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