The Resource How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news, Peter Enns
How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news, Peter Enns
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The item How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news, Peter Enns represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bryn Athyn College, Swedenborg Library.
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- Summary
- "Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom." --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Contents
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- The Bible's true purpose
- The Bible doesn't really tell us what to do- and that's a good thing
- God's laws: evasive and fidgety little buggers
- Wisdom = time + diversity
- When everything changes
- What is God like?
- Imagining and reimagining God
- Interlude: Jesus and all that
- Seriously updating the ancient faith
- Treasures old and new
- Reimagining God the Jesus way
- Dying and rising for others
- Figuring it out
- Grace and peace to you
- Isbn
- 9780062686749
- Label
- How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news
- Title
- How the Bible actually works
- Title remainder
- in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Enns
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom." --
- Assigning source
- (Source of summary not specified)
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Enns, Peter
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BS680.W6
- LC item number
- E56 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wisdom
- Wisdom
- Label
- How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news, Peter Enns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Bible's true purpose -- The Bible doesn't really tell us what to do- and that's a good thing -- God's laws: evasive and fidgety little buggers -- Wisdom = time + diversity -- When everything changes -- What is God like? -- Imagining and reimagining God -- Interlude: Jesus and all that -- Seriously updating the ancient faith -- Treasures old and new -- Reimagining God the Jesus way -- Dying and rising for others -- Figuring it out -- Grace and peace to you
- Control code
- on1037294406
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062686749
- Lccn
- 2018035460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1037294406
- Label
- How the Bible actually works : in which I explain how an ancient, ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to wisdom rather than answers--and why that's great news, Peter Enns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Bible's true purpose -- The Bible doesn't really tell us what to do- and that's a good thing -- God's laws: evasive and fidgety little buggers -- Wisdom = time + diversity -- When everything changes -- What is God like? -- Imagining and reimagining God -- Interlude: Jesus and all that -- Seriously updating the ancient faith -- Treasures old and new -- Reimagining God the Jesus way -- Dying and rising for others -- Figuring it out -- Grace and peace to you
- Control code
- on1037294406
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062686749
- Lccn
- 2018035460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1037294406
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