Exploring the Bible / Eric D. Barreto and Michael J. Chan.
Material type: TextSeries: Foundations for learningPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Fortress, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781506401058
- 1506401058
- 220.6/1 23
- BS475.3 .B37 2016eb
Print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122).
Title Page; Contents; Part I; Who Are We As Readers of the Bible?; How Does a Text Mean?; Who Wrote the Bible?; Who Picked the Books of the Bible?; Why Does Translation Matter?; What Then Is the Word of God?; Who Are We When We Read the Bible?; Part II; How Do We Read Creation Texts?; How Do We Read Biblical Law?; How Do We Read Biblical Poetry?; How Do We Read Prophecy?; How Do We Read Wisdom Literature?; How Do We Read Narratives?; How Do We Read Four Gospels?; How Do We Read the Letters of Paul?; How Do We Read Apocalyptic Literature?; Conclusion; Recommended Reading; Appendix
In Exploring the Bible, preseminarians and other students about to begin training in ministry join scholars Eric D. Barreto and Michael J. Chan on a journey through Scripture. More than simply a practical guide to reading the Bible, this book will help readers claim their unique interpretive perspective. Barreto and Chan invite us to bring our full, authentic selves to a text that will affirm and challenge us, confirm and transform us, delight and concern us. There, God speaks, and we can hear God's word in a new way.
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