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Walton, Jonathan L.
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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A lens of love : reading the Bible in its world for our world /
Jonathan
L
.
Walton
.
by
Walton
,
Jonathan
L
.
Westminster John Knox Press, 2018.
Call #:
220.6 W239L
Subjects
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN:
9780664263546 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Reading the Bible in its world for our world
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 201 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part I. The promise of moral imagination. Is there room? : faith and intellectual curiosity -- Taking the Bible seriously : the ethics of biblical interpretation -- Seeing as God sees : putting on the lenses of love -- Part II. The power of sacred history. Explaining the inexplicable : sacred history and suffering in the dynastic literature -- Origins, apologies, and attacks : political allegory in the Pentateuch -- Is God racist and sexist? : inappropriate metaphors and perverted interpretations -- Part III. The practice of subverting authority. Setting the captives free : a gospel ethic -- Reading someone else's mail : the Pauline epistles -- Faith over fear : a New Testament ethic of resistance -- Speaking truth to power : a subversive gospel ethic.
Summary:
"In order to engage the Bible in the spirit of justice, compassion, and love,
Jonathan
L
.
Walton
suggests reading the Bible in its world for our world. Perfect for individual or group study, A Lens of Love helps Christians to read and interpret the Bible morally and confidently as they engage society's pressing issues.
Walton
provides interpretive tools to help understand the context of the Scriptures along with the Scriptures themselves in order to engage the richness of the Bible as they strive to live in the world in a biblically grounded, theologically sound, and socially responsible way." - from publisher.
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