Immoral Bible

• Utgivningsdatum: 2010-09-09
• Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
• Vikt: 440 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 192
• Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN: 9780567261625

• Biblar
• Religion: allmänt
• Kristendom

Eryl W. Davies is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible at Bangor University, UK. His previous publications include Prophecy and Ethics: Isaiah and the Ethical Traditions of Israel (1981); a commentary on Numbers in the New Century Bible Commentary Series, and The Dissenting Reader: Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible (2003)

Dr Davies sets out clear and well argued chapters looking at the main reasons proposed which can explain why the Christian Church has retained the Old Testament (and difficult parts of the New) in its Bible, both for private and public reading. The freshness and special value of Dr Davies's contribution lies in considering these approaches overall and subjecting each of them to criticism and appraisal. Here the inquiring reader has a first-rate guidebook to the explanations which have been, and are being, explored to account for this situation. This is a book to read and think about and it shows clearly that, like all great world literature, the Bible should be read with intelligence and care. I rate this to be a 'must read' book for the serious student, not least for those who believe they have found a sufficient explanation for evident difficulties. It deals with ways or reading ancient texts and provides the inquirer with serious and accessible guidelines to a situation that matters greatly for the upholding of spiritual and moral values in our contemporary world.

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