Bible for Grown-Ups. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Loveday, Simon
• Contents: Prologue -- The Old Testament. 1. The structure of the Bible ; 2. The authority of the Bible ; 3. The historical context: the world in which the Old Testament took shape ; 4. The structure and purpose of the Old Testament ; 5. The Old Testament as history: what story does the Old Testament tell? And is it true? ; 6. The Old Testament as morality: what kind of god is God? What morality does the Old Testament teach? And is it 'right'? ; 7. Who wrote the Old Testament? First attempts at a scientific reading ; 8. So -- who did write the Old Testament? ; 9. Conclusion: if there is no single message in the Old Testament, what are its messages? -- Part two: The New Testament. 1. The historical context: the world Jesus was born into (587 BC -- 1 AD) ; 2. The structure and purpose of the New Testament: the mission statement for Christians ; 3. The New Testament as history: is the story true? ; 4. The New Testament as morality: what morality (and what theology) does the New Testament teach? ; 5. The historical context (continued): the world of the 1st century AD, the world in which Jesus lived (4 BC to the early 30s AD) and the New Testament was written ; 6. So -- who wrote the New Testament? ; 7. Who did Jesus think he was? ; 8. The New Testament: conclusion -- Part three: A vision of freedom. 1. Is there a different way to read the Bible? ; 2. Three Bible passages: a literary appreciation ; 3. The sum of the parts: reading the Bible as a unity -- Appendix 1: Books of the Old Testament -- Appendix 2: Books of the New Testament.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Icon Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 220.7; BIBLES -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- Handbooks; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1785781324; 9781785781322
• Related ISBNs: 1785781316
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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