Try free for 30 days
-
Even the Devil Quotes Scripture
- Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms
- Narrated by: Robyn J. Whitaker
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $22.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also picked
-
Camping with Kierkegaard
- Faithfulness as a Way of Life
- By: J. Aaron Simmons
- Narrated by: J. Aaron Simmons
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this book, Aaron Simmons takes us on a trip to the mountains to reflect on the meaning of life. In a world too often defined by a quest for “success” that leaves us empty, alone, and anxious, Simmons seeks “faithfulness“ outdoors with thinkers and artists from Aristotle to Kierkegaard, Sartre to Anne Lamott, and Kendrick Lamar to Donovan Woods. Simmons invites us to rethink what it means to make choices, take risks, be alone and silent while cultivating friendships, and to find our calling by facing our vulnerability.
-
God After Deconstruction
- By: Thomas Jay Oord, Tripp Fuller
- Narrated by: Thomas Jay Oord
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But were right to run from the nonsense we've been taught and from those who hurt us. God After Deconstruction is not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught. Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and relational vision of God.
-
Surviving God
- A New Vision of God Through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
- By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Susan M. Shaw
- Narrated by: Hannah Choi
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Many books have dealt with sexual abuse scandals in the church and the role of pastoral care for survivors. Others have provided liberatory readings of biblical texts to support survivors of sexual violence. Surviving God takes a new approach, centering the voices of sexual abuse survivors while rethinking key Christian beliefs. Starting from experiences of oppression, beliefs that contribute to oppression are challenged, and new, hopeful, and healing beliefs take their place.
-
Jesus and the Powers
- Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
- By: N. T. Wright, Michael F. Bird
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to utilize political systems to control the levers of power? In Jesus and the Powers, N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments.
-
Curveball
- When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life throws us “curve balls”—from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God, the Bible, and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations, we should embrace them, Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor, Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible or Christian beliefs. Such thoughtful inquisitiveness, he argues, is part of God’s plan. He wants us to question, because doing so actually leads to a stronger, lasting faith.
-
-
A relatable summary and synthesis of Christian experience
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-2023
-
First Nations Version
- An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament
- By: Terry Wildman
- Narrated by: Kyla García, Kaipo Schwab, Terry Wildman
- Length: 28 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Many First Nations tribes communicate with the cultural and linguistic thought patterns found in their original tongues. The First Nations Version (FNV) recounts the Creator's Story—the Christian Scriptures—following the tradition of Native storytellers' oral cultures. This way of speaking, with its simple yet profound beauty and rich cultural idioms, still resonates in the hearts of First Nations people. Whether you are Native or not, you will experience the Scriptures in a fresh and new way.
-
Camping with Kierkegaard
- Faithfulness as a Way of Life
- By: J. Aaron Simmons
- Narrated by: J. Aaron Simmons
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this book, Aaron Simmons takes us on a trip to the mountains to reflect on the meaning of life. In a world too often defined by a quest for “success” that leaves us empty, alone, and anxious, Simmons seeks “faithfulness“ outdoors with thinkers and artists from Aristotle to Kierkegaard, Sartre to Anne Lamott, and Kendrick Lamar to Donovan Woods. Simmons invites us to rethink what it means to make choices, take risks, be alone and silent while cultivating friendships, and to find our calling by facing our vulnerability.
-
God After Deconstruction
- By: Thomas Jay Oord, Tripp Fuller
- Narrated by: Thomas Jay Oord
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But were right to run from the nonsense we've been taught and from those who hurt us. God After Deconstruction is not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught. Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and relational vision of God.
-
Surviving God
- A New Vision of God Through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors
- By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Susan M. Shaw
- Narrated by: Hannah Choi
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Many books have dealt with sexual abuse scandals in the church and the role of pastoral care for survivors. Others have provided liberatory readings of biblical texts to support survivors of sexual violence. Surviving God takes a new approach, centering the voices of sexual abuse survivors while rethinking key Christian beliefs. Starting from experiences of oppression, beliefs that contribute to oppression are challenged, and new, hopeful, and healing beliefs take their place.
-
Jesus and the Powers
- Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
- By: N. T. Wright, Michael F. Bird
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their prophetic voice and to keep from being used as political pawns? Or should Christians be actively involved, seeking to utilize political systems to control the levers of power? In Jesus and the Powers, N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird call Christians everywhere to discern the nature of Christian witness in fractured political environments.
-
Curveball
- When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life throws us “curve balls”—from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God, the Bible, and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations, we should embrace them, Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor, Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible or Christian beliefs. Such thoughtful inquisitiveness, he argues, is part of God’s plan. He wants us to question, because doing so actually leads to a stronger, lasting faith.
-
-
A relatable summary and synthesis of Christian experience
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-2023
-
First Nations Version
- An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament
- By: Terry Wildman
- Narrated by: Kyla García, Kaipo Schwab, Terry Wildman
- Length: 28 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Many First Nations tribes communicate with the cultural and linguistic thought patterns found in their original tongues. The First Nations Version (FNV) recounts the Creator's Story—the Christian Scriptures—following the tradition of Native storytellers' oral cultures. This way of speaking, with its simple yet profound beauty and rich cultural idioms, still resonates in the hearts of First Nations people. Whether you are Native or not, you will experience the Scriptures in a fresh and new way.
Publisher's Summary
In Even the Devil Quotes Scripture, Robyn J. Whitaker looks to the Bible as a guide to interpreting the Bible, and her findings breathe new life into our understanding and use of Scripture. As it turns out, the uses of Scripture within Scripture are flexible, open to frequent reinterpretation, and rarely literal.
For instance, Ezra and Nehemiah reinterpret laws about whether Jews can marry foreigners in the wake of the Babylonian exile. Their contradiction of earlier traditions found in Deuteronomic law do not invalidate Scripture, but rather represent its diverse applications for the prophets’ specific situations. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus presents a more demanding interpretation of Mosaic law in the Sermon on the Mount, while in Mark’s Gospel, he all but ignores its prohibition of working on the Sabbath. Yet, the common ethos of the two gospels prioritizes compassion over legalism.
Ultimately, Whitaker ascertains one definitive characteristic of inner-biblical interpretation: love. After all, the Old Testament passage most frequently quoted in the New Testament is Leviticus 19:18: “Love thy neighbor.” Thus, Whitaker proposes a hermeneutic of love—a litmus test for the validity of a scriptural interpretation measured in charity. Ideal for any devoted listener of the Bible, Even the Devil Quotes Scripture opens our eyes to the Bible as a living, loving gift of God’s unfolding revelation.
What listeners say about Even the Devil Quotes Scripture
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mr. I. Potts
- 19-10-2023
Really balanced and great insight
An easy read/ listen . A very balance, respectful and informative book.
Highly recommend to others.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!