Reading the Bible Again for the First Time - Hardcover

Borg, Marcus J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060609184 ISBN 13: 9780060609184

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001

Synopsis

The author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time urges readers to embrace both science and faith, using Old and New Testament texts to show how this is possible and explaining how such stories serve as a vital teaching tool for exploring our relationship with God and Jesus. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

Takes the Bible back from the specialists...nothing short of a blessing, even a miracle! --Peter J. Gomes, author of The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Heart and Mind

This welcome book removes many of the barriers that separate thoughtful people from the wisdom of the Bible. --Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Provides many excellent metaphorical readings of biblical accounts, which unify the Bible s stories. --Library Journal

Synopsis:

Growing numbers of Christians both inside and outside the organized church are unwilling to abandon the modern world of science and critical thinking in order to believe, and are searching for an enlightened, modern way to understand their faith and the Bible. Leading biblical expert Marcus Borg offers them a bold new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality. Covering all the essential texts of the Old and New Testaments, Borg demonstrates how such stories as Adam and Eve, the Sacrifice of Isaac, the Gospel miracles and even the Resurrection are not historical reports as much as vital teaching stories about our relationship with God and Jesus. Moving away from the narrow literalism that drives so many away from the profound richness of the Bible, this groundbreaking book blends the best of biblical scholarship with a profound concern for authentic Christian faith and how it can be lived today.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060609184
• ISBN 13: 9780060609184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340