Its central premise is so promising and necessary that I couldn't be more disappointed in how that premise gets treated here. The class was focused on what it means to interact with those we might dislike extremely, to put it mildly; in Jonah’s case, the Ninevites—practically the worst enemies of Israel (God’s chosen people, if you’re unfamiliar). This is a very Jewish approach to the Scriptures, as he points out, that God doesn't want a bunch of limp submissionists but people of faith wrestling with Him about it. I've also never completely understood why we evangelicals tend to handle the OT texts very differently from the ways the NT writers model for us. He loves the bible, cherishes it, values it, like a teenage boy does his date: It makes him feel good. But we also suffer sometimes from wanting to make the Bible say what we want it to, and the line between interpretation and false teaching is a fine one.

They include Dr. Laurence Keene of the Disciples of Christ; Reverend Peter Gomes of Harvard University; Reverend Steven Kindle of Clergy United, Reverend Susan Sparks of the American Baptist Church, Reverend Mel White of Soulforce, Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Randi and Phil Reitan, Lutherans from the Midwest, stand by their son Jake and even deliver a letter of protest to the leader of Focus on the Family, a fundamentalist Christian group in Colorado. I never really had a safe place to verbalize this until recently, and then I found this book, which was a great delight to read. Also that we do live in different times and have different perspectives (certainly have different level of scientific knowledge). Another fascinating and helpful book on how our assumptions about the Bible get us into trouble and cause real problems in our lives and churches. I agree with much of the viewpoints presented. She's fine as any other broad goes. Very well written and very easy to follow.

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Some quotes to either ups. I have to admit, I picked up this book specifically because a few people told me it was "heretical." At least, he seems like that based on this faithful, intelligent, and funny book about the Bible.

Instead of writing a screed, I'm going to highlight both positive and negative aspects. Hell no. I think the transmission dropped out of my brain.

Yay, Peter Enns! I've very rarely heard any preacher even refer to how the NT writers often take OT passages completely out of context to pr. What about all those other weird, even horrific and immoral, rules in the Bible? Daniel Karslake has made a hard-hitting, ethically deep, and thought-provoking documentary that will open many minds and hearts about homosexuals, the Bible, and healing that has to take place in families with gay or lesbian children. Enns is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias and is the author of several books, including, “Sweating bullets to line up the Bible with our exhausting expectations, to make the Bible something it’s not meant to be, isn’t a pious act of faith, even if it looks that way on the surface. I don't think everyone can handle this book. An interfaith mixture of clergy cogently explain that all the Scriptural passages used to condemn homosexuality must be taken in context and read as cultural norms of a different time and place than the present.

I absolutely loved both this book and its author. However, it did not make the final list of five nominated films as announced on January 22, 2008.

In one sense, that's exactly what Peter Enns did. He wanted four different versions of the crucifixion and we should really stop trying to get them to all work together "historically," because that's impossible.

Is it a little like "Decepcionado com Deus"? Special DVD features include: new interviews with Bishop Gene Robinson and Director Daniel Karslake, File Notes, a Photo Gallery, and Filmaker Biographies. Five out of five stars for the very reason that this book allowed me to question without fear. A quintessential example of the presuming, unbiased naturalism that permeates modern thinking. But the beauty of her fulfilled prophecies are mere storied makeup on Jesus' divine status. Copyright © 2006 - 2020 by CIStems, Inc., d.b.a. Despite knowing about it in the early years, most the homosexuals are afraid to declare their sexuality to the society due to fear. He wants the chronologies of Kings and Chronicles to not line up, because that's what He gave us.

Not only do our beliefs define us, but so does the community of like-minded people who share those beliefs. I would have liked more explanation of what he meant by that. I came to a point in my slides that referenced the Psalms, basically the prayer journal of the ancient King David and others.