The Bible Makes Sense,9780867165586

The Bible Makes Sense

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780867165586
ISBN10: 0867165588
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Book Co
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Summary

This revised edition of The Bible Makes Senseis a unique how-to book about the Bible. Brueggemann proposes that Christians should approach the Bible not as a collection of ancient documents, but as our partner in an ongoing dialog about our life here and now. This book explains how to enter into this dialog, how to listen and how to respond. More than simply introducing readers to major themes, the author reveals an engaging biblical understanding of the world that leads to a life of joy, wholeness and peace. Suggestions for reflection, discussion and meditation on particular passages provide outlines for group study and for the individual reader's own prayerful Bible reading.

Author Biography

Walter Brueggemann is professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7(2)
The Possibility of a Fresh Perspective
9(16)
The Modern-Industrial-Scientific Model
The Existentialist Model
The Transcendentalist Model
The Covenantal-Historical Model
Some Characteristics of the Biblical View
The Biblical Invitation
Nurturing a Historical Imagination
25(14)
The Need for Imagination
Imagination Shaped by History
Bread in the Wilderness
Some Biblical Uses of This Story
Some Lines of Reflection on the Story
Making Sense as an Insider
39(14)
The Primal Narrative
The Expanded Narrative
Derivative Narratives
The Literature of Institutionalization
The Literature of Mature Theological Reflection
The Literature of Instruction and Vocation
The Relationship of These Kinds of Literature
The Center of the Odd Perspective of the Bible---God
53(14)
Now You Are God's People
God Present with Power
Abiding Presence
``Fear Not!'' ``Emmanuel, Which Means, `God with Us'.'' Jesus' Ministry
What God Promises and What He Asks
More of the Same Still to Come
67(10)
God Is the Freedom-Giver
God Is the Exile-Ender and the Home-Bringer
God Is the Life-Bringer
The Good News of Jesus
Turn and Live!
77(12)
Conversion---Entering into Covenant with God
Conversion---Both Communal and Personal
At Once a Human Task and God's Work
Bad News and Good News
The Gift of New Hearts
``From Death to Life''
89(10)
Life Means Relatedness
Life Is a Task
Life Is a Gift
Death and Resurrection
The Church Is the Community of Resurrection
``Power to Become Children of God''
99(12)
Slaves Become Sons and Daughters
Orphans Become Adopted Children
Sons and Daughters Have a Future
Sons and Daughters Have a Vocation
Our Task of Reconciliation
The Bible and Its Community
111(8)
Summary: Perspectives on the Bible
119

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