Name/Title
Making sense of the Bible :rediscovering the power of scripture today /Adam Hamilton.Description
Section 1. The nature of scripture. Introduction: A disturbing, wonderful, perplexing, and inspiring book -- What the Bible is not -- A biblical geography and timeline -- The Old Testament in fifteen minutes -- Who wrote the Old Testament, when, and why -- Which books made it into the Old Testament and why -- Jesus and the Old Testament -- Prophecy, the Old Testament, and the early church -- The New Testament in fifteen minutes -- Reading someone else's letters -- Who really wrote Paul's letters? -- How, when, and why the Gospels were written -- The perplexing, puzzling, and profound John -- Which books made it into the New Testament and why -- Is the Bible inspired? -- Is the Bible the word of God? -- How does God speak to and through us? -- Is the Bible inerrant and infallible? -- A high view of scripture? -- Section 2. Making sense of the Bible's challenging passages. Science, the Bible, and the creation stories -- Were Adam and Eve real people? -- Were there dinosaurs on the ark? -- God's violence in the Old Testament -- Suffering, divine providence, and the Bible -- Can we trust the gospel accounts of Jesus? -- Did Jesus really say that? -- "No one comes to the father except through me"? -- Women need not apply -- Is it okay to get a tattoo? -- Homosexuality and the Bible -- Making sense of the book of Revelation -- Toward an honest and reverent view of scripture -- Postscript : reading the Bible for all its worth.
337 pages :illustrations, maps ;22 cmBook Details
Author
Hamilton, AdamPublication Subjects
Bible--Introductions.Call No.
BS475.3 .H3185 2014ISBN
9780062234964, 006223496XNotes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index.
Carrier type: volumerdacarrier
Media type: unmediatedrdamedia
Date: [2014]
Publication Info: {copy}2014