{"product_id":"9780061763441","title":"Reading the Bible Again For the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConflict about the Bible is one of the most divisive issues for Christians today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor millions, an unquestioning, literal interpretation has become a stumbling block to faith, not a foundation for it. How can we move beyond biblical literalism to find a more authentic way to engage with sacred scripture?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading figure in biblical scholarship Marcus J. Borg offers a liberating new path. This insightful guide introduces a historical-metaphorical approach, providing new lenses for seeing the Bible not as a divine rulebook, but as a profoundly human response to God. Borg demonstrates how understanding the historical context of the biblical texts opens up a deeper meaning and appreciation for their power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work of profound theology is an essential resource for personal bible study, discussion groups, and anyone seeking to take the Bible seriously without taking it literally. It is an invitation to read the Bible again for the first time, finding in its pages a more mature and compelling faith for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book lays the foundation for a new way of reading scripture:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBiblical Criticism:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how modern biblical scholarship, far from destroying faith, can illuminate the ancient meanings of the text and make them come alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistory and Metaphor:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the crucial difference between history remembered and metaphorical narrative, and why understanding this distinction is key to reading the Bible with intellectual integrity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Human Response to God:\u003c\/b\u003e Move beyond seeing the Bible as an inerrant divine product to appreciating it as the powerful, human story of two ancient communities and their experience of God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePostcritical Naivete:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore a path beyond both childhood literalism and adult skepticism to a mature ability to hear the biblical stories as true, even while knowing they may not be factually so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marcus J. Borg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908490088597,"sku":"9780061763441","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061763441_b88d7be3-3401-4c38-9202-f01a908cb777.jpg?v=1776890051","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061763441","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}