How the Bible Actually Works
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Bible scholar Peter Enns explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool for cultivating God's wisdom.
Peter Enns est un professeur d'études bibliques qui examine l'origine des textes bibliques et leur compréhension actuelle. Son œuvre explore les relations complexes entre la foi, la science et l'histoire, cherchant à offrir des perspectives nouvelles sur les enseignements traditionnels. Enns écrit de manière accessible, dans le but d'aider les lecteurs à mieux comprendre la Bible et sa place dans le monde moderne. Son objectif est de favoriser une réflexion plus profonde sur les écritures sacrées et leur interprétation.






Bible scholar Peter Enns explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool for cultivating God's wisdom.
"The author of How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So explains how our model of God and faith must evolve as our understanding of the world deepens--just as the Bible describes it should"--
Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So Peter Enns explains how Christians mistake 'certainty' and 'correct belief' for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy.
How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? In this book Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. He then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational model of biblical inspiration that takes seriously both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture. This tenth anniversary edition has an updated bibliography and includes a substantive postscript that reflects on the reception of the first edition.
Bible scholar Peter Enns recounts his spiritual odyssey: how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace God's Word as it is actually written.
The widely-held evolutionary view of beginnings doesn't allow for a historical Adam. This book helps Christians reconcile the teachings of the Bible and evolution.