Michael Johnston

Engaging the Word (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The companion to Volume 2 of The New Church's Teaching Series, Roger Ferlo's Opening the Bible, Michael Johnston's Engaging the Word teaches us how to use the critical and practical tools for reading the Bible described by Ferlo to interpret the Hebrew and Christian scriptures: what did they mean for their original audience and what do they mean for us today?

Johnston introduces us to the key terms and concepts of biblical criticism that show us how to read Scripture on three key levels: the literal, historical, and prophetic. He explores with us passages that touch on questions of ethics, the nature of God, the teachings of Jesus, and eschatology, and offers vivid insights into the physical setting and geography of the Bible.

Above all, the purpose of Engaging the Word is to help us become people who can read and interpret the Bible intelligently and perceptively. It offers the fundamental questions that we must ask of any biblical text in order to enter fully into its meaning for us and for our worshiping community:

Who wrote the passage?
When was it written?
What does it actually say?
For what community or group was it written?
What was its message for that community?
What is its message for us today?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cowley Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461624080
• Artikelnr.: 38319297

Autorenporträt

Michael Johnston is not a graduate of an esteemed academic institution nor has his writing received any awards. Moving to San Francisco from New Jersey, he has spent most of his life playing guitar and touring in bands. He now owns and operates a successful dog walking business.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 An Icon of the Word Chapter 2 Telling the Story Chapter 3 Passing on
the Story Chapter 4 Making the Story Our Own Chapter 5 Breaking Open the
Word Chapter 6 Forming Community Character Chapter 7 Who is the God of the
Bible? Chapter 8 Who is the Jesus of the Bible? Chapter 9 The Word as
Sacrament Part 10 Finding Jesus Part 11 Resources Part 12 Questions for
Group Study