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Seriously dangerous religion

what the Old Testament really says and why it matters

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Seriously dangerous religion
Iain W. Provan, Iain W. Provan
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An edition of Seriously dangerous religion (2014)

Seriously dangerous religion

what the Old Testament really says and why it matters

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The Old Testament is often maligned as an outmoded and even dangerous text. Best-selling authors like Richard Dawkins, Karen Armstrong, and Derrick Jensen are prime examples of those who find the Old Testament to be problematic to modern sensibilities. Iain Provan counters that such easy and popular readings misunderstand the Old Testament. He opposes modern misconceptions of the Old Testament by addressing ten fundamental questions that the biblical text should -- and according to Provan does -- answer: questions such as "Who is God?" and "Why do evil and suffering mark the world?" By focusing on Genesis and drawing on other Old Testament and extra-biblical sources, Seriously Dangerous Religion constructs a more plausible reading. As it turns out, Provan argues, the Old Testament is far more dangerous than modern critics even suppose. Its dangers are the bold claims it makes upon its readers.

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Baylor University Press
Language
English
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502

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Bible. Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, Bible. Genesis - Criticism, Interpretation, Bible, Bibel, Hermeneutik, Criticism, interpretation, Bible. Genesis - Theology, Theology, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t. pentateuch, Bible, theology, Christian conservatism
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Table of Contents

Of mice, and men, and hobbits : Stories, art, and life
The up quark, the down quark, and other cool stuff : What is the world?
Slow to anger, abounding in love, and (thankfully) jealous : Who is God?
Of humus and humanity : Who are man and woman?
It isn't natural : Why do evil and suffering mark the world?
On living in a blighted world : What am I to do about evil and suffering?
Even the stork knows that : How am I to relate to God?
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none : How am I to relate to my neighbor?
On keeping the earth : How am I to relate to the rest of creation?
I saw the new Jerusalem : Which society should I be helping to build?
A bird perched in the soul : What am I to hope for?
Further up and further in : new dimensions in the old story
On the judicious closing of the mind : The question of truth
Risk assessment : Is the story dangerous?
Postscript: Biblical faith for a new age.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-480) and indexes.

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Waco, Texas

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
221.6
Library of Congress
BS1235.52 .P76 2014, BS1235.52.P76 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 502 pages
Number of pages
502

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28391604M
ISBN 10
1481300229, 1481300245, 1306475112, 1481300237
ISBN 13
9781481300223, 9781481300247, 9781306475112, 9781481300230
LCCN
2013020060
OCLC/WorldCat
854612649

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OL20957216W

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