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Understanding the Bible : an introduction for skeptics, seekers, and religious liberals / John A. Buehrens.
Record details
- ISBN: 0807010529 :
- Physical Description: viii, 216 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Reasons : why bother with the Bible? -- Traditions : where does the Bible come from? -- Versions : which Bible should I read? -- Interpretations : reading the Bible to challenge oppression -- Creations : in the beginning : Genesis 1 to 11 -- Generations : matriarchs, patriarchs, and children : Genesis 12 to 50 -- Liberations : the Exodus and the wandering in the wilderness -- Institutions : Judges to Kings, priests, and prophets -- Exaltations : the book of Psalms -- Frustrations : the wisdom literature and Job -- Redemptions : the literary prophets -- Expectations : messianic hopes and apocalyptic visions -- Proclamations : messages of the kingdom and the Gospel according to Mark -- Passions : the teachings and death of Jesus in Matthew and Luke -- Resurrections : the four Easter stories -- Incarnations : the birth legends and the Fourth Gospel -- Salvations : Paul and rabbinic Judaism -- Revelations : women, gnostics, and the early church. |
| Citation/References Note: | Bklst 06/01/2003 LJ 05/15/2003 |
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| Subject: | Bible > Introductions. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Spencer Co PL - Grandview Branch | 220.6 Bue Mem (Text)
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| THE HEBREW BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT) | |||||
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| Acknowledgments | 197 | (12) | |||
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| LAND AND SEA | 8 | (9) | |||
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| CONTRIBUTORS | 165 | (4) | |||
| PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TRAVEL TIPS | 169 | (29) | |||
| INDEX | 198 |
