- Hardcover: 340 pages
- Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco (18 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060609184
- ISBN-13: 978-0060609184
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"Provides many excellent metaphorical readings of biblical accounts, which unify the Bible's stories."--Library Journal
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Growing numbers of Christians both inside and outside the organized church are unwilling to abandon the modern world of science and critical thinking in order to believe, and are searching for an enlightened, modern way to understand their faith and the Bible. Leading biblical expert Marcus Borg offers them a bold new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality. Covering all the essential texts of the Old and New Testaments, Borg demonstrates how such stories as Adam and Eve, the Sacrifice of Isaac, the Gospel miracles and even the Resurrection are not historical reports as much as vital teaching stories about our relationship with God and Jesus. Moving away from the narrow literalism that drives so many away from the profound richness of the Bible, this groundbreaking book blends the best of biblical scholarship with a profound concern for authentic Christian faith and how it can be lived today.
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The key word in the title of this book-Reading the Bible Again for the First Time-is "again" It points to my central claim. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The key word in the title of this book-Reading the Bible Again for the First Time-is "again" It points to my central claim. Read the first page
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A highly recommended exploration of the Bible and a book we were prescribed on a biblical studies course. Borg would be considered at the cutting edge of accessible biblical studies. He covers the main features of the Old and New Testaments. He is a great writer and very easy to read. He takes an appealing objective attitude towards the writings in the Bible even though he is a devout Christian. He makes the point it is written by people and not by God. A very well structured work, Borg manages to reconcile the objectivity of literature with the reality of faith. He is also very politically correct in his treatment of e.g. women in the Bible. He doesn't cover every angle in a book of this size and don't expect a thorough exploration of the teachings of Jesus. However there are plenty of book references for those wishing to explore further. Borg is a gargantuan mind. I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to explore the Bible or their faith.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
READING THE BIBLE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME gives the reader a fresh look at the Scriptures. Borg points out that the gospels make extraordinary claims about Jesus such as that He is one with God and the revelation of God. Jesus lifts the Christian out of death and into life. The Christian, according to Borg, can make such claims without saying that God is known only through Jesus.
Borg states the Bible can teach us that God is not only real, but knowable and He is a God of justice and compassion. Furthermore, our lives can be made whole by living in a conscious relationship with the mystery of the Lord. The latter is the most important benefit we can receive from reading the Bible again with a new outlook.
41 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Borg repeats some of the opinions he has given in previous books. Most important is that being Christian is not about believing in the Bible or about believing in Christianity. It is instead about having a relationship with the God to whom the Bible points. The Bible itself contains a combination of history and metaphor. Critical thinking allows the reader to integrate the Bible stories into a larger whole. Although the Bible speaks with many voices, a major theme throughout is the conflict between the royal theology of pharaohs, kings and caesars and the prophetic protest against it by Moses, the prophets, Jesus, Paul and John of Patmos.
Borg never fails to provide an uplifting experience for me. It helps that he writes with so much clarity.
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