How the Bible Actually Works (3) Today we continue blogging through Pete Enns’s new book on the Bible. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questions that Pete raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: WhatContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (3)”
Category Archives: What is the Bible?
Wisdom and Hope
Before I run my next post on Pete Enns’s book, How the Bible Actually Works, I thought I would give some personal perspectives with regard to the questions: What is the Bible? What is the Bible for? Our last post raised a number of questions in the comments that lead me to do this. InContinue reading “Wisdom and Hope”
How the Bible Actually Works (2)
How the Bible Actually Works (2) Today we continue blogging through Pete Enns’s new book on the Bible. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questions that Pete raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: WhatContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (2)”
Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Can You Study This Book Too Much?
Tuesday with Michael Spencer From 2008 and edited by CM I’m not a literature scholar, but I play one in the classroom several hours a week. That is, when I’m not teaching the Bible to kids from all over America and the world, I teach AP English. Mostly Shakespeare and poetry. The interaction of theContinue reading “Tuesday with Michael Spencer: Can You Study This Book Too Much?”
How the Bible Actually Works (Intro)
How the Bible Actually Works (Intro) I received my copy of Pete Enns’s new book today, and next week we will begin blogging through it in more detail. As I’ve said in our recent posts on The Bible and the Believer, one of my tasks this year will be to work on answering two questionsContinue reading “How the Bible Actually Works (Intro)”
The Bible and the Believer (5)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (5)”
The Bible and the Believer (4)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (4)”
The Bible and the Believer (3)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (3)”
The Bible and the Believer (2)
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Mark Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington • • • One of my tasks this year will be to work on answering the two questions that Pete Enns raises regularly in his writings and podcasts: What is the Bible? WhatContinue reading “The Bible and the Believer (2)”
Pete Enns: The Bible Demands that We Be Unbiblical
The Bible Demands that We Be Unbiblical by Pete Enns Speaking of evolution and Christian faith . . . A crucial question to ask ourselves is: what have we the right to expect from the biblical origins texts? I call it “genre calibration” in The Evolution of Adam. “Outside” information can “calibrate” the expectations weContinue reading “Pete Enns: The Bible Demands that We Be Unbiblical”