How to Read the Bible

By: Harvey Cox

Narrated by: Jim Denison

The Bible is the heart of devotional practice, a source of guidance and inspiration rich with insightful life lessons. On the other side of the spectrum, academics have studied the Bible using scientific analysis to examine its historical significance and meaning. The gap between these readings has resulted in a schism with far-reaching implications: Without historical context, ordinary people are left to interpret the Bible literally, while academic readings overlook the deeply personal connections established in church pews, choir benches, and backyard study groups.

In How to Read the Bible, Cox explores three different lenses commonly used to bring the Bible into focus:

• Literary - as narrative stories of family conflict, stirring heroism, and moral dilemmas;
• History - as classic texts with academic and theological applications; and
• Activism - as a source of dialogue and engagement to be shared and applied to our lives.

By bringing these together, Cox shows the Bible in all its rich diversity and meaning and offers us a contemporary activist version that wrestles with issues of feminism, war, homosexuality, and race. The result is a living resource that is perpetually evolving as our understanding changes and deepens from generation to generation.

©2015 Harvey Cox (P)2020 eChristian

Simply Awesome

Awesome audio book. Applies what is physically in the Bible. Disects which version of the Bible this info comes from. Why there are differences between versions of the Bible as well as differences
in any one version where the stories contradict. Points out very spiritual reasons why these stories apply to us today. I will like listen to this one a couple more times.