How (Not) to Read the Bible

Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

Dan Kimball (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2020
Zondervan (Verlag)
978-0-310-25418-8 (ISBN)

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In How (Not) to Read the Bible, pastor and bestselling author Dan Kimball tackles one of the most pressing apologetic challenges of the twenty-first-century church--how do we read and interpret the Bible? He looks at five of the most common challenges, including questions about science, violence, and the treatment of women.

Is Reading the Bible the Fastest Way to Lose Your Faith?

For centuries, the Bible was called "the Good Book," a moral and religious text that guides us into a relationship with God and shows us the right way to live. Today, however, some people argue the Bible is outdated and harmful, with many Christians unaware of some of the odd and disturbing things the Bible says.

How (Not) to Read the Bible tackles big questions like:

Does the Bible degrade women?
Is the Bible anti-science?
How could a loving God command such violence in the Old Testament?
Does the Bible endorse slavery?

Bestselling author Dan Kimball guides you step-by-step in how to tackle many of the real questions that people wrestle with when reading the Bible and how to make sense of many of the more difficult and disturbing Bible passages.

Filled with fun stories, visual illustrations, and memes reflecting popular cultural objections, How (Not) to Read the Bible is a lifeline for anyone—Christians and doubters alike—who are confused or discouraged with questions about the Bible.

Yes, there are puzzling and disturbing Bible passages. . . But there are explanations!

Dan Kimball is the author of several books on leadership, church, and culture. He is on staff at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. He also is on faculty with Western Seminary and leads the ReGeneration Project which is encouraging theology and mission to be part of younger generations lives and churches. He enjoys comic art, Ford Mustangs, and punk and rockabilly music. His passion is to see the church and Christians follow and represent Jesus in the world with love, intelligence, and creativity.

Introduction: The Dilemma of Liking Jesus but not the Church

1. Is the Church supposed to be Judgmental and Negative?
2. Judging the way Jesus told us to Judge

3. Is the Church supposed to be an Organized Religion?
4. Organized Religion as the Hope Of The Masses

5. Is the Church supposed to be Male-dominated and Chauvinistic?
6. Blowing Up the Boys Club for Adults

7. Is the Church Supposed to be Anti-Gay?
8. Love is an Orientation

9. Is the Church Supposed to be the Only Ones Right and All Other Religions Wrong?
10. Love is the Way and the Truth
11. Is the Church Supposed to be Teaching that the Bible is to all be taken Literally?
12. Fundamentalism isn’t Fun or Funny
Conclusion: Being a Christian without being “Christian”

Appendix A – The wonderful story of the “gospel”
Appendix B- Suggested Resources for further reading

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.12.2020
Vorwort	Sean McDowell
Verlagsort	Grand Rapids
Sprache	englisch
Maße	235 x 227 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-310-25418-3 / 0310254183
ISBN-13	978-0-310-25418-8 / 9780310254188
Zustand	Neuware