Making Sense of the Bible
Overview
In Making Sense of the Bible, Helen-Ann Hartley questions whether the Bible speaks with a unified voice on any matter. With humor and examples drawn from art and life, Hartley argues that our reading of the varied collection of writings that make up the Bible has to be generous, not exclusive. According to Hartley, to appreciate fully the Bible’s richness and diversity, we have to wrestle critically and creatively with themes that attract us and repel us. Not only should we draw meaning from the Bible, we must let our lives contribute meaning to the stories it tells, engaging in conversation with those stories and allowing them to urge us into thought, speech, and action. Hartley concludes that to make sense of the Bible, we must first make sense of who we are in relationship to God.
- Title: Making Sense of the Bible
- Author: Helen-Ann Hartley
- Publisher: SPCK
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible › Introductions
- ISBNs: 9780281064052, 9780281066605, 0281064059, 0281066604
- Resource ID: LLS:MAKINGSENSEBBL
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:27:05Z