How to read the Bible history, prophecy, literature - why modern readers need to know the difference, and what it means for faith today

Those who believe in the literal truth of the Bible and those who fundamentally distrust it are at opposite ends of the belief spectrum. Steven McKenzie argues that both camps are operating under a basic misunderstanding of the nature of the texts collected in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKenzie, Steven L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005, 2005
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