How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation Hardcover - 2015
by John Dominic Crossan
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The Bible introduces us to a loving Jesus who turns the other cheek, loves his enemies, and shows grace to all. But we also meet a warrior Jesus who leads an army of angels bent on earthly destruction. Which is the true Messiah? Should we all follow the nonviolent Jesus of the Sermon on the Mount or the vengeful, sword-wielding Christ of Revelation?
As one of the foremost biblical scholars of our day, John Dominic Crossan re-veals that running throughout the entire Bible--from Genesis to Revelation--are two conflicting revelations of God: one offering a radical, holy vision where every need is provided for and love and grace are extended widely; the other working to domesticate this radical vision by em-phasizing judgment and punishment and by propping up the status quo.
But one thing is clear, argues Crossan: one cannot pretend that the Bible provides a single, unified vision of God or Jesus. If one wants to discover the Bible's best and purest revelation of God, then Christians must measure the Bible by Jesus. And to find the best and purest revelation of Jesus, Crossan concludes, then we must look to the work of scholars who can point us to the teachings of the historical Jesus. Only then will we know how to read the Bible and still be a Christian.
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- Title How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation
- Author John Dominic Crossan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, New York
- Date 2015-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780062203595 / 0062203592
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.50 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Consumer Aspects
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Theology, Violence - Biblical teaching
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014037074
- Dewey Decimal Code 220.6
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/15/2015, Page 29
- Publishers Weekly, 03/16/2015, Page 0
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