Description
The Bible is a religious masterpiece. Its authors cast a profound vision for the healing of humanity through the power of divine love, grace and forgiveness. But the Bible also contains -dark texts- that challenge our ethical imagination. How can one book teach us to love our enemies and also teach us to slaughter Canaanites? Why does a book that preaches the equality of all people -- male and female, slave and free, Greek and Jew -- also include laws that permit God's people to trade in slaves and to persecute those of a different faiths or ethnicities?
In Sacred Word, Broken Word Kenton Sparks argues that the -dark side- of Scripture is not an illusion. Rather, these dark texts remind us that all human beings, including the biblical authors, stand in need of God's redemptive solution in Jesus Christ.
Author: Kenton L. Sparks
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 04/04/2012
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780802867186
ISBN10: 0802867189
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | General
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Exegesis & Hermeneutics
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