Rent Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More

Synopsis

Too often when we come to the Bible, we settle for easy answers. We move quickly toward the allure of resolution. But when we ask the questions the Bible is asking, we will do these things instead:understand the Eastern perspective of words, numbers, and core principles like eternal life, truth, sin, and faithrecognize the literary devices and the reclamation of stories used in the Torahread the historical books both as inspiration and as cautionary talesinterpret the distinct genres in Wisdom Literature, such as psalms and proverbsdecipher the unique elements of prophetic literatureperceive the often tongue-in-cheek nature of the Gospel accountsview the New Testament letters as inspired, authoritative interpretation of the story of God

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