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The Bible Tells Me So
The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It | Peter Enns
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The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adam recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate Gods Word. Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction or accepted among the conservative evangelical community. Rejecting the increasingly complicated intellectual games used by conservative Christians to protect the Bible, Enns was conflicted. Is this what God really requires? How could Gods plan for divine inspiration mean ignoring what is really written in the Bible? These questions eventually cost Enns his jobbut they also opened a new spiritual path for him to follow. The Bible Tells Me So chronicles Ennss spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace Gods Word as it is actually written. As he explores questions progressive evangelical readers of Scripture commonly face yet fear voicing, Enns reveals that they are the very questions that God wants us to considerthe essence of our spiritual study.
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aprilj
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I learned so much from this book, I'm pretty sure I will have to read it again to really grasp all the information and it was funny too

Elma I really want to read this one. I think I might own the Kindle version. Welcome to Litsy! 6y
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alysonimagines
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I‘m tired of politicians using the Bible as a weapon to advance their hateful agendas, so this book was a refreshing palate cleanser. As author Peter Enns argues, “The Bible is not a weapon, a sword to be wielded...It is a book where we meet God.” Enns helped me rediscover the Bible as an ancient yet relevant library of many voices talking about their experiences with God. And he packs a lot of humor too! It‘s not dense or difficult reading.

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CherylG

I am free because Jesus died for me. #HappyGoodFriday

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HeatherBookNerd
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My husband just started reading this book and shared this passage with me because he knew I‘d get a kick out of it. I did.

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DocBrown
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Third book I've finished today -- I love days like this! -- but this one is a mixed bag. I appreciate the perspective he offers here but he comes loff sounding a bit too glib. He eventually runs out of steam about 1/2-2/3 of the way through, switching from revisionist to conventional Bible commentary. Plus he never answers the 'why should we believe any of this?' question. I guess he starts with the assumption that all his readers have faith.

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DocBrown
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Lunch/reading break! Really enjoying the perspective this author offers.

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AGirlAndHerBooks
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Fantastic read! ??

"What I discovered, and what I want to pass along to you in this book, is that this view of the Bible" (it being God's rule book, a heavenly instruction manual) "does not come from the Bible but from an anxiety over protecting the Bible and so regulating the faith of those who read it. Why do I say this? The Bible tells me so."