- A provocative book claiming that debates on sexuality currently raging through the churches are the latest outbreak in a long line of savage interpretations of the Bible
- Argues that the Bible has been abused to convert the "good news" which it brings to the world, into one which has been used to discriminate against many groups, including children, women, Jews, people of color, slaves, heretics, and homosexuals
- Asks how Christians have been able to conduct, in public and on a global scale, an argument that has exposed so much prejudice, fear and hatred
- Offers an alternative, faithful and peaceable reading of the Bible, drawing on numerous examples throughout
- Breaks new ground in debates about sexual ethics and biblical interpretation
- 232 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Misuse of the Bible has made hatred holy. In this provocative book, Adrian Thatcher argues that debates on sexuality currently raging through the churches are the latest outbreak in a long line of savage interpretations of the Bible. Fascinating reading for anyone concerned about the future of Christianity.
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The
Bible
and
the
End
77
a
contemporary
faith.”
Their
work
follows
the
trajectory
of
this
volume
in
claiming
“Christian
faith
is
given
shape
by
the
gospels,
not
by
the
epistles
(or
for
that
matter
the
Apocalypse).
The
rest
of
the
New
Testament
bears
witness
to
a
creative
exploration
of
what
faith
may
mean
in
new
situations
that
are
removed
from
the
particularity
of
Jesus’
circumstances.”
26
This
is
well
said,
and
not
only
in
relation
to
the
Apocalypse.
The
memory
of
Jesus
is
pivotal
to
contemporary
exploration
of
faith.
Everything
else
in
the
two
Testaments
can
assist
in
the
renewed
understanding
of
who
he
is
and
what
he
does.
When
we
give
similar
credence
to
the
texts
of
apocalypse
as
we
give
to
the
apocalypse,
or
revelation,
of
God-in-Christ,
savagery
is
the
normal
outcome.
Table of contents
- The Savage Text
- Contents
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