How to Read the Bible : history, prophecy, literature-- why modern readers need to know the difference, and what it means for faith today / Steven L. McKenzie.
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.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198036555 0198036558 9780195161496 0195161491 |