How to Read the Bible

· Christian Audio · Berättare: Jim Denison
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The Bible is the heart of devotional practice, a source of guidance and inspiration rich with insightful life lessons. On the other side of the spectrum, academics have studied the Bible using scientific analysis to examine its historical significance and meaning. The gap between these readings has resulted in a schism with far-reaching implications: Without historical context, ordinary people are left to interpret the Bible literally, while academic readings overlook the deeply personal connections established in church pews, choir benches, and backyard study groups.



In How To Read the Bible, Cox explores three different lenses commonly used to bring the Bible into focus: literary—as narrative stories of family conflict, stirring heroism, and moral dilemmas; history—as classic texts with academic and theological applications; and
activism—as a source of dialogue and engagement to be shared and applied to our lives.



By bringing these together, Cox shows the Bible in all its rich diversity and meaning and offers us a contemporary activist version that wrestles with issues of feminism, war, homosexuality, and race. The result is a living resource that is perpetually evolving as our understanding changes and deepens from generation to generation.

Om författaren

Harvey Cox is the Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1965. His classic book The Secular City is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's most influential books of Protestant theology. Cox lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jim Denison is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner and a Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Voice Arts Award nominee. He has experience as an actor on a variety of television shows and movies, appearing on Netflix, HBO, the National Geographic Channel, and other networks.

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