How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today

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Those Who Believe In The Literal Truth Of The Bible And Those Who Fundamentally Distrust It Are At Opposite Ends Of The Belief Spectrum. Steven Mckenzie Argues That Both Camps Are Operating Under A Basic Misunderstanding Of The Nature Of The Texts Collected In The Hebrew Bible And New Testament. Introduction: Jonah And Genre -- Not Exactly As It Happened : Historiography In The Bible -- Forthtelling, Not Foretelling : Biblical Prophecy -- Life's Real Questions : Wisdom Literature In The Bible -- Not The End Of The World As We Know It : Apocalyptic Literature In The Bible -- Issues In The Churches : The Letters Of The New Testament. Steven L. Mckenzie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [195]-203) And Index.

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Name in long format: How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today
ISBN-10: 0195161491
ISBN-13: 9780195161496
Book pages: 224
Book language: en
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions: Height: 6.3 Inches, Length: 9.3 Inches, Weight: 1.06042348022 Pounds, Width: 0.9 Inches

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