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The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us<\/big>
\n<\/big>By Douglas A. Knight & Amy Jill Levine
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Review<\/strong>: Since I’m not much of a serious bible scholar, but I know that many of you are, I had to do some digging to find out what bible scholars (both professional and hobbyists) thought of this book.\u00a0 Here is some information that you may find useful about this newly released (and highly acclaimed) book.<\/p>\n

“Passed down for generations, compiled between 500 and 100 BCE, and finalized around the time of Jesus, the various accounts in the Hebrew Bible took shape under a variety of cultures. Drawing on their extensive biblical scholarship, Knight and Levine explore this diverse history and equip us with the critical tools necessary to understand what the ancient texts originally meant.<\/p>\n

With long experience in teaching candidates for the ministry as well as undergraduate and graduate students, they also explore the possible meanings the texts hold today for churches, synagogues, and anyone interested in the Bible\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

Knight and Levine begin with the broader biblical story\u2014its historical context, literary artistry, and geographical setting. They then turn to the major biblical themes with which modern readers continue to wrestle: law and justice, human evil and God\u2019s response, belief and practice, chaos and creation, war and peace, gender and sexuality, politics and economics, practical wisdom and apocalyptic vision.<\/p>\n

For each topic, they provide both general overviews and specific analyses of select biblical passages, explaining how and why their approaches reveal new insights and offering various strategies for informed interpretation.<\/p>\n

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