A review by kalliegrace
The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It by Joe Barrett, Peter Enns

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

 Excellent framing of the Bible in historical context for those deconstructing from literalist, evangelical, Bible=God paradigms. I have read the entire Bible as a fully indoctrinated teen, and attempted to read it again a few years ago. I immediately got stuck trying to reconcile the loving Christ with the genocidal, ruthless, hateful god of the Old Testament. This book is incredibly helpful for framing the biblical stories we know in their historical context, though still leaves lots to puzzle over.