Reading the Bible with the Damned

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Westminster John Knox Press, 19 de set. de 2005 - 224 páginas

Exploring the challenges that both the churched and the unchurched have faced regarding giving and receiving the word of God, Bob Ekblad encourages us all to learn to read the Bible together as a whole. In this compelling book, he reflects on how Christians have often found it difficult to proclaim God's good news to every realm of society, while those who have needed it most have frequently deemed themselves unworthy due to social circumstances or sinfulness. In Reading the Bible with the Damned, Ekblad offers concrete advice on how to bridge this gap through a variety of insights ultimately leading to spiritual transformation. This book is full of examples of how Scripture changes lives for those who attend Bible studies and for those who lead them, offering practical suggestions on many passages from the Old and New Testaments.

 

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Reading Scripture for the Liberation or the NotYetBelieving
1
New Beginnings Require New Readings Reading Genesis in and out of Jail
11
Getting Back into the Garden
25
God Empowers the Down and Out Nonheroic Reading of the Patriarchal Narratives
61
Encountering God in Exodus and at Todays Margins
93
Gods Empowering Call to the People Reading Isaiah with Exiles
113
Reading and Praying the Psalms
127
Reading the Gospels with Tax Collectors and Sinners
155
Following Jesus the Good Coyote Reading Paul with Undocumented Immigrants
179
Notes
197
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Bob Ekblad is Executive Director of Tierra Nueva and The People's Seminary in Burlington, Washington. For ten years, Tierra Nueva has worked with migrant, impoverished, and imprisoned populations in northwestern Washington state. Ekblad is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is known internationally for his courses and workshops on reading the Bible.

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