The Unholy in Holy Scripture: The Dark Side of the Bible

by Gerd Lüdemann

German scholar Gerd Ludemann asks the question of how we can continue to be Christians in the light of what he sees as "unholy" elements in Scripture, and in response points to the person of Jesus and his example.

Genres: Religion

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

Gerd Lüdemann is Professor of New Testament at the University of Göttingen, Germany, Director of the Institute of Early Christian Studies, and Founder and Director of the Archive Religionsgeschichtliche Schule at the University of Göttingen. He has also served as Visiting Scholar at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee, and as co-chair of the Society of Biblical Literature Seminar on Jewish Christianity. He is a Fellow of the Westar Institute.

Reviews

[Guy H · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sermon of skepticism. Lüdemann sometimes preaches to the critical choir, and his tone risks turning thoughtful questioning into a one-note jeremiad.

[Michael Brady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well organized. Concisely written. A quick read.