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Liberating the Bible : a guide for the curious and perplexed / Linda M. MacCammon.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, c2008.Description: xv, 269 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781570757754
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 511.3 .M325 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
1. What is the Bible anyway?-- 2. The economy of the gift: establishing the ethical context-- 3. The gift of the covenant: God and Abraham's rocky road to righteousness-- 4. The gift of the law at Sinai: Institutionalizing the path toward spiritual and moral maturity-- 5. The gift of the prophets: mediating, tradition, innovation, and divine mystery-- 6.Between the Testaments: Understanding the roots of Jewish-Christian animus-- 7. The gift of the gospel: Who do people say that I am?-- 8. The gift of Jesus: The promise of salvation for all-- 9. The Bible liberated.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BS 511.3 .M325 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA013003 Available AUA013003

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What is the Bible anyway?--
2. The economy of the gift: establishing the ethical context--
3. The gift of the covenant: God and Abraham's rocky road to righteousness--
4. The gift of the law at Sinai: Institutionalizing the path toward spiritual and moral maturity--
5. The gift of the prophets: mediating, tradition, innovation, and divine mystery--
6.Between the Testaments: Understanding the roots of Jewish-Christian animus--
7. The gift of the gospel: Who do people say that I am?--
8. The gift of Jesus: The promise of salvation for all--
9. The Bible liberated.