Does the Bible Tell Me So?

Margaret Nutting Ralph (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2019
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2960-9 (ISBN)

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What does the Bible teach and what does it not teach? Does the Bible Tell Me So addresses this question by first examining how the Bible has been misinterpreted in the past and then asking if we are making the same mistakes in how we interpret current issues.

We cannot keep up with current events, or even have conversations with family and friends these days, without a pertinent topic coming up: What does the Bible teach and what does it not teach? Does the Bible Tell Me So? addresses this question by first examining how the Bible has been misinterpreted in the past regarding slavery and women’s suffrage (topics on which we now agree), and then asks if we are making the same mistakes in interpretation today regarding current issues (see Table of Contents).
To correctly interpret an inspired biblical author’s intended teaching, we must consider various contexts: the literary form of the biblical book, the shared presumptions of the author and audience, and the time in the 2,000 year process of revelation that is presented in the Bible when the author’s teaching appeared. When we fail to consider context, we often abuse texts to support what we already think. The result is that we use the Bible as our authority to act prejudicially toward other beloved children of God. In other words, we take God’s name in vain. How do I know this? The Bible tells me so.

Margaret Nutting Ralph, Ph.D. serves as the director of the MPS (Masters in Pastoral Studies) program for Catholics at Lexington Theological Seminary. Dr. Ralph is the author of eighteen books on Scripture, including Paulist Press’ bestsellers, And God Said What? and the series, Breaking Open the Lectionary: Lectionary Readings in their Biblical Context for RCIA, Faith Sharing Groups and Lectors.. Her work has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian, and Korean.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Considering Context
2 Slavery Is Moral: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
3 Women Should Not Vote: Their Place Is in the Home: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
4 Jesus Loves Me: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes
5 God Created the World in Six Days: The Theory of Evolution Is Incompatible with Scripture: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
6 Homosexual People Cannot Marry: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
7 Divorce and Remarriage Is Always Wrong: There Are No Exceptions: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
8 Christ Is Present in Eucharist: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes
9 Christ Established a Hierarchical Church: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes: But This Is a Partial Truth
10 Scripture Shows a Growing Interest in Mary: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes
11 Only Christians Can Be Saved: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No
12 The End Is Coming! The End Is Coming!: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Well, It Depends on What You Mean by “The End”
Postscript
Bibliography
Biblical Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	09.10.2019
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	1-5381-2960-4 / 1538129604
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-2960-9 / 9781538129609
Zustand	Neuware