Asking Better Questions of the Bible
A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More
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Marty Solomon
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Too often when we come to the Bible, we settle for easy answers. We move quickly toward the allure of resolution. But when we ask the questions the Bible is asking, we will do these things instead:
- understand the Eastern perspective of words, numbers, and core principles like eternal life, truth, sin, and faith
- recognize the literary devices and the reclamation of stories used in the Torah
- read the historical books both as inspiration and as cautionary tales
- interpret the distinct genres in Wisdom Literature, such as psalms and proverbs
- decipher the unique elements of prophetic literature
- perceive the often tongue-in-cheek nature of the Gospel accounts
- view the New Testament letters as inspired, authoritative interpretation of the story of God
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- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our critical intelligence and openness to the best of historical scholarship. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings can lead to a new faith in Christ, one that is critical and, at the same time, sustaining.
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first thing he did was deny Christ's deity.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-15-19
By: Marcus J. Borg
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Secret Message of Jesus
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- By: Brian McLaren
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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In The Secret Message of Jesus, McLaren clears away the dust of 2,000 years of the Christian religion to get to the most important questions facing Christendom: Could it be that the church has misunderstood or, in some cases, intentionally distorted Jesus' core message?
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What's the Secret???
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By: Brian McLaren
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Multiply
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- By: Francis Chan, Mark Beuving
- Narrated by: Francis Chan
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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You were made to make disciples. Jesus gave His followers a command: “Follow Me.” And a promise: “I will equip you to find others to follow Me.” We were made to make disciples. Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’ ministry. Each of the 24 sessions in the audio book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times best-selling author David Platt joins Francis Chan in guiding you through each part of Multiply.
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Inspirational
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By: Francis Chan, and others
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Open to the Spirit
- God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us
- By: Scot McKnight
- Narrated by: Jeremy Richards
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Who exactly is the Holy Spirit? What does he do in our lives? How can we know him more deeply, and is it possible to tap in to his power? Should we pray to the Holy Spirit? Is it possible to be aware of his promptings and speaking into our lives? Dr. Scot McKnight answers these questions and more in this comprehensive examination of what the Bible says about this divinely important but often confusing member of the Trinity.
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The Spirit Is Essential.
- By Adam Shields on 09-03-19
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I Am a Follower
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- By: Leonard Sweet
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“Leadership” has become a runaway obsession for those who are called to equip the body of Christ for service in the Kingdom of God. The concept of “followership” is all but lost in the wake of this leadership fetish, a near hypnotic obsession. Jesus’ clear call, and the pattern of New Testament leadership, are actually found in a pattern of followership. We’ve been told otherwise but when it comes to a movement in our churches, our families, or the workplace, everything rises or falls on followership. Sweet proposes an intentional shift from leadership cults to followership cultures.
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A manual for those on the Journey
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Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians
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Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine, and that the faith was only later recovered by the 16th-century Reformers or even the 18th-century revivalists. As a result, the riches and wisdom of the medieval period have remained largely inaccessible to modern Protestants.
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A splendid introduction to Medieval faith from an Evangelical perspective
- By Daniel on 03-07-20
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The Great Omission
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The last command Jesus gave the church before he ascended to heaven was the Great Commission, the call for Christians to "make disciples of all the nations.
"But Christians have responded by making "Christians", not "disciples". This, according to brilliant scholar and renowned Christian thinker Dallas Willard, has been the church's Great Omission.
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Am I Christian enough to make it to heaven?
- By Steve S. Herron on 06-03-16
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The Bible Tells Me So
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- By: Peter Enns
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Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion by teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction nor be accepted among the conservative evangelical community.
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Popular level look at how we understand scripture
- By Adam Shields on 04-21-15
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Another Gospel?
- A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity
- By: Alisa Childers
- Narrated by: Alisa Childers
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Alisa Childers never thought she would question her Christian faith. She was raised in a Christian home, where she had seen her mom and dad feed the hungry, clothe the homeless, and love the outcast. She had witnessed God at work and then had dedicated her own life to leading worship as part of the popular Christian band ZOEgirl. All that was deeply challenged when she met a progressive pastor who called himself a hopeful agnostic. Another Gospel? describes the intellectual journey Alisa took over several years as she wrestled with a series of questions.
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A must listen! Bring your doubts!
- By J. Withers on 10-08-20
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To Light a Fire on the Earth
- Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age
- By: Bishop Robert Barron, John L. Allen Jr. - contributor
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
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In this compelling new book - drawn from conversations with and narrated by award-winning Vatican journalist John L. Allen Jr. - Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, proclaims in vivid language the goodness and truth of the Catholic tradition. Through Barron's smart, practical, artistic, and theological observations - as well as through personal anecdotes about everything from engaging atheists on YouTube to his days as a young die-hard baseball fan from Chicago - To Light a Fire on the Earth covers prodigious ground.
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Not by Bishop Barron
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The Sin of Certainty
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- By: Peter Enns
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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Title may mislead the actual content
- By Adam Shields on 05-26-16
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- Anonymous
- 10-19-24
The awakening of a proper way to consider the scriptures from the point of original contexts.
I’ve heard Mr. Solomon a lot and finally got this book. I listen to a lot of audio books and his reading came across as just that. A reading. But compared to many, he was awesome.
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- Samuel Peickert
- 07-01-24
BEMA and BOOK
It's a great book. If you love to study your word, this is a great user-friendly book to help take that study to the next level :)
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-23
Fantastic Book
Really a blessing for my personal study and reading if Gods word! I am grateful for the work of Marty
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- Susan Pate
- 06-02-23
Marty at His Best
Marty Solomon’s podcasts have created an entirely new realm in my pursuit of Jesus. Now, he uses much of his podcasts to reference & illustrate this book. Therefore, I found the book to be a wonderful reiteration of the teachings in the podcasts. That being said, those comments are in no wise meant to say that’s all this book contains! Far from it! He brings in some HUGE information & elaboration on ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS that has me reading this book for the second time, with highlighter, thesaurus, Torah, & Tanakh—Nevi’im & Ketuvim. Oh Marty! My soul blesses the Lord for this work He’s wrought by way of your “hands” and all the knowledge, experience & devotion to THE TEXT. So glad you did this!!!!
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- Ryan
- 08-22-23
A book that helps you dive in and devour the text
Marty is a gifted teacher. Amazing perspectives and uncommon understanding of the word.
10/10 recommend this book and will read this more than once to digest.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-28-24
Mind blowing!
I’ve been a Christian for 20 years. Raised in the church, walked away, and came back in my 20s. I’ve been listening to Marty’s podcast, BEMA, for several years. I stumbled across it… I had never listen to a podcast in my life and randomly listened to BEMA episode 1. MY MIND WAS BLOWN! It made me squirm a bit as well, because it challenged my thought processes and approach to the Word like never before. Thank you Lord for bringing Bema to my iPhone! This book is an overall synopsis of the deep dive given through the podcast. Marty is a gifted teacher. His podcast and book have all together deepened my walk with the Lord. I’m extremely cerebral and wow my entire biblical understanding shifted significantly.
I wish I had found Marty 20 years ago (even though he probably wasn’t streaming his teachings at that time…lol) While we can never master the text, I truly believe the tools listed by Marty have helped give me a deep understanding of the Bible from beginning to end. I now have fresh eyes for Gods Word 20 years later. I truly can’t get enough of his teachings.
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- Cory Merriman
- 02-13-23
An approach to the Bible we all need.
I dare say asking better questions will not only help our walk with the Bible but also our walk in life. I took a class at my work on how to ask better questions it opened my eyes to just how important it is and how dangerous our assumptions can be. I also learned that I had some pretty bad habits around how I asked questions, I would often want to start with the why questions but I learned that those types of questions are rarely helpful and are typically divisive. To truly get to better answers you have to start with better questions and ones that are inclusive and open by nature. Thank you Marty for your brave and wonderful work done here. I am looking forward to listening to this book over and over again as I Haggah it. Much love, Cory
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- Chad Garber
- 02-19-23
This book can transfer your view of the Bible
If you have never heard of Marty Solomon or the BEMA podcast, this book may just blow you away. It may transform your thinking about the Bible in profound ways. If you want a new tool kit for understanding the Bible, this book may very well be your Huckleberry.
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- Bob 2.0
- 04-10-24
Thought provoking!!
If you’re looking for something to enrich your Bible reading, this is a great place to start. Highly recommended. Shalom.
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- Scott B
- 07-09-23
Great book! Adds depth to faith!
Marty gives readers so much context to scripture. He doesn’t take anything away from the Bible we know, but he adds dimension, which makes it come alive and relevant in knew ways.
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