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Does the Bible Tell Me So?

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We cannot keep up with current events, or even have conversations with family and friends these days, without a pertinent topic coming up: What does the Bible teach and what does it not teach? Does the Bible Tell Me So? addresses this question by first examining how the Bible has been misinterpreted in the past regarding slavery and women's suffrage (topics on which we now agree), and then asks if we are making the same mistakes in interpretation today regarding current issues (see Table of Contents). To correctly interpret an inspired biblical author's intended teaching, we must consider various contexts: the literary form of the biblical book, the shared presumptions of the author and audience, and the time in the 2,000 year process of revelation that is presented in the Bible when the author's teaching appeared. When we fail to consider context, we often abuse texts to support what we already think. The result is that we use the Bible as our authority to act prejudicially toward other beloved children of God. In other words, we take God's name in vain. How do I know this? The Bible tells me so.
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Considering Context 2 Slavery Is Moral: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 3 Women Should Not Vote: Their Place Is in the Home: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 4 Jesus Loves Me: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes 5 God Created the World in Six Days: The Theory of Evolution Is Incompatible with Scripture: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 6 Homosexual People Cannot Marry: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 7 Divorce and Remarriage Is Always Wrong: There Are No Exceptions: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 8 Christ Is Present in Eucharist: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes 9 Christ Established a Hierarchical Church: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes: But This Is a Partial Truth 10 Scripture Shows a Growing Interest in Mary: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Yes 11 Only Christians Can Be Saved: Does the Bible Tell Me So? No 12 The End Is Coming! The End Is Coming!: Does the Bible Tell Me So? Well, It Depends on What You Mean by "The End" Postscript Bibliography Biblical Index About the Author
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