Making Sense of the Bible

Helen-Ann Hartley

9780745951393

160 pages

SPCK Group

Paperback / softback $11.99

Paperback / softback $9.99

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Overview

David Winter offers a wise and lucid guide to reading and understanding the Bible.
Areas covered include: the 'story' told by the Bible; how to distinguish between the different writings in the Bible e.g. What is history What is poetry What is allegory what it means when Christians claim that the Bible is inspired; how to begin reading the Bible; questions raised by modern scholarship

Author Bio

Helen-Ann Hartley is Director of Biblical Studies at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and the Oxford Ministry Course. She is assistant priest in the parish of Littlemore and is a member of the Commission for Theological Education in the Anglican Communion (TEAC).