false 40532 4 <I>Reading the Bible Again for the First Time</I> is Marcus Borg's follow-up to <I>Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time</I>. Like his earlier book, this one is written for lay people whose faith has been frustrated by their misapprehension that fundamentalism's claim to be the one true faith is valid. Borg, a professor of religion at Oregon State University, describes an alternative to fundamentalists' so-called "literal" readings of scripture. (He believes that such "literal-factual" readings do not live up to that description, and that the limitations of such readings have alienated many people who would otherwise remain part of the church.) Borg calls his alternative "historical-metaphorical" reading, a way of "taking the Bible seriously without taking it literally." <I>Reading the Bible</I> begins with a history of recent conflicts regarding biblical interpretation. Borg navigates the minefields of his subject with sensitivity and precision, explaining, for example, the important distinction between evangelical and fundamentalist readings of the Bible. He then offers historical-metaphorical readings of some key texts from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Throughout, Borg writes with calm assurance and respect for those who would disagree with him. <I>Reading the Bible</I> is a credible guide to the project it names. It is a faithful exercise of reason, undertaken to help Christians hear more clearly the many voices recorded in the Bible. <I>--Michael Joseph Gross</I> 2876912 book 2001 Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally total:190|5:68|4:72|3:40|2:5|1:5| 190 763 347 39 1 2 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 04:12:38 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 22:44:53 -0700 2009
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Topics that most interested me were: how some literature gains sacred status and what that means, seeing religion as a “cultural-lingui...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 08 19:55:21 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 20:23:57 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 19:55:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 05 13:34:38 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 13:39:50 -0700 2009 taking the Bible seriously but not literally and a thinking person's guide to the Bible. For me, this expanded my thinking and understanding of the Bible beyond Sunday School. It helped the Bible make sense to me in ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 19:25:27 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 19:29:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 14:10:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 21:39:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 14:43:18 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:46:58 -0700 2009 The chapter on the Book of Revelation helped me to understand that book for the first time by explaining the genre of apocalyptic literature. Written for the popular readership, it is based on current, solid research.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 22 03:51:14 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 05:31:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 12:20:19 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 14:18:45 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 12:20:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 08:53:47 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 08:59:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 14:06:56 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 21:27:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 17 22:09:45 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 22:11:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 27 09:12:18 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:13:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 17:44:18 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 17:15:59 -0800 2008 1 0 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 17:19:47 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 15 07:43:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Apr 18 03:25:49 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 03:26:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Dec 04 14:48:09 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:48:09 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 15:15:47 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 20:49:28 -0800 2008
Sometimes reading books you agree with gets a bit boring. I'm not a religious person, and the premise of Borg's book, that the Bible is inspired by God, but written by...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 20:25:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:26:34 -0700 2009