The companion to Volume 2 of The New Church’s Teaching Series, Roger
Ferlo’s Opening the Bible, Michael Johnston’s Engaging the Word
teaches us how to use the critical and practical tools for reading the
Bible described by Ferlo to interpret the Hebrew and Christian
scriptures: what did they mean for their original audience and what do
they mean for us today? Johnston introduces us to the key terms and
concepts of biblical criticism that show us how to read Scripture on
three key levels: the literal, historical, and prophetic. He explores
with us passages that touch on questions of ethics, the nature of God,
the teachings of Jesus, and eschatology, and offers vivid insights
into the physical setting and geography of the Bible. Above all, the
purpose of Engaging the Word is to help us become people who can read
and interpret the Bible intelligently and perceptively. It offers the
fundamental questions that we must ask of any biblical text in order
to enter fully into its meaning for us and for our worshiping
community: Who wrote the passage? When was it written? What does it
actually say? For what community or group was it written? What was its
message for that community? What is its message for us today?
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ISBN
9781461624080
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Cowley Publications
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
181
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