Download or read book Biblical Anomalies written by Bill Mitchell and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intention of the author is to provide a bold new look at interpreting what is written in the Bible so that an understanding of the Truth can be achieved in spite of the anomalies that are prevalent throughout. As a child the author's teaching proclaimed that the Bible was inerrant, some even said that it had been handed down by God and thus was perfect. With growth and development of an engineer's mind, a mind that searches and analyzes in seeking logical explanations, the anomalies could no longer be ignored because they obfuscated the Truth. Ergo, it became necessary to provide examples, and suggestions for consideration, of various places in the Bible where discrepancies exist. Greater emphasis is given to the life of Jesus although some examples from the Old Testament are given. The Epistles of the apostles have not been included in this review. About the Author The intention of the author is to provide a bold new look at interpreting what is written in the Bible so that an understanding of the Truth can be achieved in spite of the anomalies that are prevalent throughout. As a child the author's teaching proclaimed that the Bible was inerrant, some even said that it had been handed down by God and thus was perfect. With growth and development of an engineer's mind, a mind that searches and analyzes in seeking logical explanations, the anomalies could no longer be ignored because they obfuscated the Truth. Ergo, it became necessary to provide examples, and suggestions for consideration, of various places in the Bible where discrepancies exist. Greater emphasis is given to the life of Jesus although some examples from the Old Testament are given. The Epistles of the apostles have not been included in this review. A retired Professional Engineer and WW II vet, the author has been active in Church life serving as Church School Superintendent and active in the mission program of the denomination. He has served as a Lay Delegate to various synods and is active in ecumenical affairs such as the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. As a youth he attained the rank of Eagle Scout and was awarded The Order of the Arrow (by ordeal). He served as Scoutmaster for troops in Drexel Hill and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Download or read book Struggling With Biblical Inconsistencies written by Joe E. Brand and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the God of love sanction murder and genocide? Is the Bible incompatible with modern science? Does the Bible contradict itself? These and other perplexing questions are addressed in Struggling with Biblical Inconsistencies and Other Biblical Anomalies. Although demonstrating the folly of insisting on an inerrant view of scripture, Brand takes a pro-Bible approach in citing over 740 biblical passages. The book is divided into two parts. Part I provides a brief survey of various approaches in resolving biblical difficulties and concludes by presenting a more unbiased and comprehensive approach. Part II proposes resolutions to various biblical peculiarities and explores alternates to some traditional evangelical dogma. Brand concludes by demonstrating that, in spite of the appearance of anomalies, the primary theme of the entire Bible is universal compassion.
Download or read book The God Anomaly written by C. Follett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GOD Anomaly is the world's first and only Christian hypothesis based on four of the leading institutions of historical knowledge; scientific evidence, global historical data, Hebrew writings of the Old Testament and the four gospels of the New Testament. Current Christian doctrine is based only upon the literal interpretation of the Old and New Testaments, ignoring all other external sources of knowledge. This narrow biblical view has created a huge chasm between science and religion, which has alienated evolutionists from creationists in a hopeless stalemate. The GOD Anomaly sheds new light on the Bible's true message by solving the mysteries of the Old Testament, which has puzzled theologians for centuries. Learn the breathtaking truth about answers to the fundamental questions of our human existence . . . Where did we come from? . . . Where are we going? The moment of truth has come . . . WHOEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TO CHANGE!
Download or read book Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2 written by Tim Chaffey and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible is accurate and without error! Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2 offers 40 powerful explanations to prove it. There is an increasing focus in our culture on dismissing the Bible and its authority. Generations of skeptics and the religion of evolution have influenced even some Christian leaders. By highlighting supposed errors or inconsistencies in the Bible, doubt is created in the minds of believers and stumbling blocks are put up for those trying to present the Gospel. But Biblical evidence disproves the toughest of critics while bringing to light the indestructible power of God’s Word. Tim Chaffey, Ken Ham, and Bodie Hodge of Answers in Genesis highlight the answers to these debates and more: Is all Scripture inspired by God, or is some of it the opinion of the writers of Scripture? After His resurrection, did Jesus first appear to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee or in Jerusalem behind closed doors? Can God be tempted? Why don’t Christians follow all the Old Testament laws? Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volumes 1 and 2 are must-have references for every believer who wants to have an answer to give to those who ask a reason for their hope (1 Peter 3:15). Join the battle armed with the sword of Spirit, the truth that will defeat the lies aimed for this generation and those to follow.
Download or read book Religious Anomalies written by Steve Preston and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misinterpreted, ignored, changed, and removed, many Biblical references have been shaped to fit one religions desire or one preachers need. Hopefully this book will help you understand some of these details. Some of the topics include: There is no Commandment against cursing. It has been presented that way to protect preachers. Genesis tells us Noah's was not the only family to survive the Pleistocene Extinction. The Nephilim changed into demons in massive quantities still roaming the Earth. There is a reason Daniel did not face the Fiery Furnace. Paul's, and Phillip's requirement for women to become like men to enter heaven has been misinterpreted. New scientific understanding allows us to understand how the Heart could do all the things described in the Bible and why the New Testament describes the Bowels as the loving organ. There are many descriptions in the book to help Christians and others to understand the Bible and life.
Download or read book Present and Future of Biblical Studies written by Tat-siong Benny Liew and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the journal Biblical Interpretation, a diverse group of innovative scholars come together in this collection of essays to examine and evaluate the present and future of biblical studies as an academic discipline.
Download or read book A User s Guide to Our Present World written by Herb Gruning and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader is about to embark on a journey of discovery and perhaps even reckoning. Religion and science have been understood as inherently at odds and inimical toward each other. However, both employ metaphor: religion when it calls the spirit descending upon Jesus a dove, science when it describes electrons as a current flowing through a wire, for only fluids flow and electrons are not a fluid. Both use myths: some religions in the sense that there was a Golden Age of humans in a garden, science when it promises unlimited progress. Both enlist hypothetical entities: some religions when a storm heralds that the gods are angry, science with the existence of a vacuum and a frictionless surface. And each bears its fundamentalist contingent: just observe a debate between creationists and evolutionists and the zeal and fervor with which the Bible and Darwin must be defended at any cost, no matter what. Given all this, it becomes readily apparent that religion and science display more in common than was once expected. And that is precisely what is in peril in the following pages--our expectations. May the intrepid traveler benefit from the voyage.
Download or read book Journal of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The One Who Reads May Run written by Roland Boer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume focus on various dimensions of what it means to read the Bible, which was the abiding concern of Conrad's work.
Download or read book Throw No More Stones written by Frank Conte and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I donaEUR(tm)t have all the answers. I make no claim how I came to perceive should replace todayaEUR(tm)s acceptable understanding of the Bible. But what I do know is one thing I do knowaEUR"out of nearly eight billion humans on earth, of necessity, no two were ever appointed to think or act precisely alike. But since souls were created in the image of God, humans inevitably followed suit, meaning humans are intelligent. However, without solid evidence to back up questions of human life mysteries, who is qualified to proclaim what is truth and what is not? So as a novitiate, curiosity beckoned me to strive. However, it has taken me forty-seven years of on-again, off-again studying, fifteen years of that to undergo a skill I did not possess, that as an author. I stood fast in my pursuit to try to do the best I could, especially to share with those who are likewise disadvantaged. Anything and everything becomes possible if one is stimulated enough. There is nothing to fear, for everything in life has a purpose. Not comfortable as a proselytizer, but if my effort in some way could motivate at least just one other soul among the eight billion, I consider this struggle of mine justified.This book is dedicated to all herein mentioned and then some authors who played a crucial role in my understanding what the meaning of life is all about.
Download or read book Reading the Bible in Islamic Context written by Daniel J Crowther and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the current political and social climate, there is increasing demand for a deeper understanding of Muslims, the Qur’an and Islam, as well as a keen demand among Muslim scholars to explore ways of engaging with Christians theologically, culturally, and socially. This book explores the ways in which an awareness of Islam and the Qur’an can change the way in which the Bible is read. The contributors come from both Muslim and Christian backgrounds, bring various levels of commitment to the Qur’an and the Bible as Scripture, and often have significantly different perspectives. The first section of the book contains chapters that compare the report of an event in the Bible with a report of the same event in the Qur’an. The second section addresses Muslim readings of the Bible and biblical tradition and looks at how Muslims might regard the Bible - Can they recognise it as Scripture? If so, what does that mean, and how does it relate to the Qur’an as Scripture? Similarly, how might Christian readers regard the Qur’an? The final section explores different analogies for understanding the Bible in relation to the Qur’an. The book concludes with a reflection upon the particular challenges that await Muslim scholars who seek to respond to Jewish and Christian understandings of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. A pioneering venture into intertextual reading, this book has important implications for relationships between Christians and Muslims. It will be of significant value to scholars of both Biblical and Qur’anic Studies, as well as any Muslim seeking to deepen their understanding of the Bible, and any Christian looking to transform the way in which they read the Bible.
Download or read book Rhetorics and Hermeneutics written by James D. Hester and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays provides original studies of various New Testament texts read through the eyes of rhetorical criticism as well as a tribute to the continuing influence of Wilhelm Wuellner and his work.
Download or read book I Don t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist written by Norman L. Geisler and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To some, the concept of having faith in a higher power or a set of religious beliefs is nonsensical. Indeed, many view religion in general, and Christianity in particular, as unfounded and unreasonable. Norman Geisler and Frank Turek argue, however, that Christianity is not only more reasonable than all other belief systems, but is indeed more rational than unbelief itself. With conviction and clear thinking, Geisler and Turek guide readers through some of the traditional, tested arguments for the existence of a creator God. They move into an examination of the source of morality and the reliability of the New Testament accounts concerning Jesus. The final section of the book deals with a detailed investigation of the claims of Christ. This volume will be an interesting read for those skeptical about Christianity, as well as a helpful resource for Christians seeking to articulate a more sophisticated defense of their faith.
Download or read book Beyond the Bible Beyond the West written by Hanz Gutierrez Salazar and published by Mimesis. This book was released on 2023-12-01T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading can become the grave of meaning or the place of its resurrection. It becomes a tomb when meanings follow one another uninterruptedly, but in an automatic, mechanical, predictable and tautological way. It becomes a tomb when reading becomes calculation, when the result excludes and erases surprise and mystery. Instead, it’s the place of resurrection when meanings are not automatic, but intermittent, unpredictable, fragile and fragmentary; when reading becomes like childbirth, an experience marked by fatigue and suffering, but in the expectation of something new and unique. Our reflection is an essay of ontological hermeneutics: it is critical of “textual positivism”–which makes the univocity and clarity of a text the main goal of its task–and also of “cultural positivism”–a cultural matrix that elevates univocity and clarity as the ultimate goal of contemporary systems. This essay indirectly sketches a cultural critique and not only a theological one. Means, medium and guarantor of this ontological indelible reserve are ambivalence and paradox. We will try to follow the trace of these throughout the hermeneutic arc–and not only at its beginning.
Download or read book Stay Salty written by CAV Women's Devotions and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-07-05 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of Church at Viera are a diverse, multi-generational group living on the Space Coast of Florida. Each writer is living a unique life and has the desire to share a personal life story of faith and hope. Our prayer is that these stories will inspire others and bring the reader closer to God.
Download or read book Queer Prophets written by Greg Paul and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a spiritual journey, a theological quest to find better biblical answers (ones that work in real life) to the challenging questions that plague many of us surrounding gender and sexual identity. If God is love, why does he seemingly reject LGTBQ2+ people? How can Christians truly embrace them without abandoning their biblical convictions? How are queer Christians supposed to live? No story ends where it began. If we follow the story instead of treating the Bible as a document recording a set of precepts, we find that the angst, division, and abuse set in motion by the fall in the garden are reconciled and resolved in the city of the new Jerusalem. And just possibly, we may also find that "queer" people have a prophetic function for our age.
Download or read book Scripture in Its Historical Contexts written by James A. Sanders and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important collection of essays James A. Sanders offers his most significant work on the text and canon of the Hebrew Bible, along with his seminal studies of the Qumran Scrolls. He has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, and textual criticism, with specialty in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. These studies document the variety of textual traditions, as well as the diversity and unsettled, incipient state of the collection of sacred literature that was regarded as authoritative or canonical in the late Second Temple period. They laid the foundation on which today's scholarly discussion is focused.
