The Bible Makes Sense Quotes

“partner in our life. We”
― Walter Brueggmann, The Bible Makes Sense

“5. The Bible has both a central direction and a rich diversity. Historical scholars tend to stress its diversity, and a serious reading must affirm this richness. This means that not all parts will cohere or agree. The Bible presents us with the treasure of many people in many times and places trying to live and believe faithfully. And we must take care that we are not reductionist because the richness staggers us and will not be contained in our best categories. But theologians also stress the singularity of the Bible. It is, in a clear way, about one thing. There is “one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all” (Ephesians 4:5–6). Given certain differences, that oneness is characteristic of both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Testament. And we must not trivialize the Bible by fragmenting it into many things in which we miss its central agenda.”
― Walter Brueggmann, The Bible Makes Sense

“The Bible finally is not concerned with right morality, right piety, or right doctrine. Rather it is concerned with faithful relationships between God and the people, between all the brothers and sisters in God’s community, and between God’s community and the world God has made.”
― Walter Brueggmann, The Bible Makes Sense

“The central invitation of the Bible is to embrace newness. This newness comes from God and is possible because of who God is. It is newness that we cannot invent and most often we do not think it can happen. Most of us are heavily committed to what is old and exhausted, and we have quit hoping that God can do his newness among us.”
― Walter Brueggmann, The Bible Makes Sense

“God”
― Walter Brueggmann, The Bible Makes Sense