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A review by jenny101
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally by Marcus J. Borg
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You Don't Need to Take the Bible Literally to Take It Seriously
Borg takes a very level approach to examining collected books in the Hebrew and Christian cannon. He suggest that the body of work known as The Bible does not have to be taken literally to still be of value to its readers. Combing literary, historical, and sociopolitical approaches to interpretation, he presents a case that the primary voices we hear in the Bible are calling us to relationship with the Divine here and now. He argues one of the most essential components of that relationship is the call to justice over and against systems of domination and oppression.
Borg takes a very level approach to examining collected books in the Hebrew and Christian cannon. He suggest that the body of work known as The Bible does not have to be taken literally to still be of value to its readers. Combing literary, historical, and sociopolitical approaches to interpretation, he presents a case that the primary voices we hear in the Bible are calling us to relationship with the Divine here and now. He argues one of the most essential components of that relationship is the call to justice over and against systems of domination and oppression.