Of course such a radical shift in perspective on the Bible might be a pretty earth-shaking experience for some people. It offers conflicting portraits of who God is and what He wants from His children. It is messy, it is ambiguous, sometimes it is even self-contradictory. He suggests that once we shrug aside our preconceived notions we will find a Bible that doesn't always behave the way we would like it too. He shows that textual criticism allows us to look at the Bible as it really is rather than trying to impose our own vision of what the Word of God should be on it. He offers them a way forward: you can continue to believe in God and ask legitimate questions about all the weird stuff in scripture that doesn't make sense.Īll too often there has been a deep divide between people who study the Bible: good Bible-believing Christians on one side, godless academics on the other. Peter Enns has written a book for Christians who are struggling with the contradictions and distasteful stuff (Canaanite genocide, anyone?) in the Bible and who, for some inexplicable reason, do not have an advanced degree in textual criticism. ![]() At the same time I feel compelled to warn you, to quote Rachel Held Evans in her review, "it is not for the faint of heart." The Bible Tells Me So is an excellent book that I would recommend to most people who identify as Christian or are seeking to know more about Christianity.
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