Description An illuminating exploration of the Bible and many of our most contentious contemporary Issues Many people today claim that their positions on various Issues are grounded in Biblical values, and they use scriptural passages to support their claims.
He has published widely on the subjects of apocalypticism, wisdom, Hellenistic Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls..
Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School.
About the Author John J.
With clarity and authority, he invites us to dramatically reimagine the basis for Biblical ethics in the world today.
Examining What the Bible actually Says on a number of key themes, John Collins covers a vast array of topics, including the right to life, gender, the role of women, the environment, slavery and liberation, violence and zeal, and social justice.
Can we really speak of "Biblical values"? In this eye-opening book, one of the world\'s leading Biblical scholars argues that when we read the Bible with care, we are often surprised by What we find.
The Bible seldom provides simple answers; it more often shows the complexity of moral problems.
But the Bible was written over the course of several hundred years and contains contradictory positions on many issues.
Description An illuminating exploration of the Bible and many of our most contentious contemporary Issues Many people today claim that their positions on various Issues are grounded in Biblical values, and they use scriptural passages to support their claims
