Sex, Sacrifice, Shame, and Smiting
Is the Bible Always Right?
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Study, Old Testament
| Author: | Donald Kraus | ISBN: | 9781596271852 |
| Publisher: | Church Publishing Inc. | Publication: | November 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Seabury Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald Kraus |
| ISBN: | 9781596271852 |
| Publisher: | Church Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | November 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Seabury Books |
| Language: | English |
The Bible presents us with difficult statements about money and finance, social justice, marriage and divorce, sex, religion and politics, and other areas of life. Many of us pick and choose among them, feeling free to treat some of the Bible’s moral rulings as absolutes but ignoring those we find unacceptable. Are there areas where we can ignore what the Bible says? Is the Bible simply wrong about some things? Are we free to argue thatwe understand things better than the biblical writers did and can therefore disregard them? Or must we accept what the Bible tells us, no matter how difficult it might be to put into practice? Kraus explores questions of vengeance, the death penalty, economics, social justice, sexual behavior, and more.
The Bible presents us with difficult statements about money and finance, social justice, marriage and divorce, sex, religion and politics, and other areas of life. Many of us pick and choose among them, feeling free to treat some of the Bible’s moral rulings as absolutes but ignoring those we find unacceptable. Are there areas where we can ignore what the Bible says? Is the Bible simply wrong about some things? Are we free to argue thatwe understand things better than the biblical writers did and can therefore disregard them? Or must we accept what the Bible tells us, no matter how difficult it might be to put into practice? Kraus explores questions of vengeance, the death penalty, economics, social justice, sexual behavior, and more.
