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  • How (Not) to Read the Bible

  • Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
  • By: Dan Kimball
  • Narrated by: Dan Kimball, Sean McDowell
  • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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How (Not) to Read the Bible

By: Dan Kimball
Narrated by: Dan Kimball, Sean McDowell
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When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wasn't ready for what he was about to hear. The student had a positive church experience. He was grateful for his youth leader. But he had serious objections to Christianity. Why? He had begun studying the Bible and found he could no longer accept what it taught. Reading the Bible had led him to become an atheist.

In How (Not) to Read the Bible, pastor and best-selling author Dan Kimball tackles one of the most pressing apologetic challenges of the 21st-century church - how do we interpret the Bible?

Kimball introduces several critical principles to utilize when you open a Bible or listen to a verse. Then, he looks at five of the most common challenges that arise when people hear the Bible today, including: the relationship between science and the Bible, the violence we find in the Bible, the treatment of women in the Bible, the odd and strange commands we find in the Bible, and the Bible's controversial claim that there is only one way to know God. Kimball highlights several of the most common passages people find objectionable and shows listeners how to correctly interpret them.

This is an ideal book for those exploring Christianity or new to the faith, as well as Christians who are wrestling with questions about these difficult issues and the challenges of interpreting the Bible. Filled with stories and examples, as well as visual illustrations and memes reflecting popular cultural objections, How (Not) to Read the Bible will motivate listeners who are confused or discouraged by questions they have about the Bible and guides them - step-by-step - to a clear understanding of what the Bible is saying in context. The book can also be taught as a six-week sermon series or used in small groups for study and discussion.

Accompanying images and reference tables are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Dan Kimball (P)2020 Zondervan

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interesting book

Dan's knowledge of the Bible, it's history and of the time is just fascinating. The context he gives to many Bible stories shows insight about the time, what the writer was aiming for and how it should bwhether I really enjoyed it.

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So helpful in understanding the Christian faith

There is so much misinformation that undermines Christianity. This book gives a great formula for how to read the bible. So helpful!!

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Highly recommended

The content of the book is great, unfortunately the reading of the audio book made it hard to finish.

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very helpful

lots of food for thought and clear explanation of how to read the Bible. excellent.

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Vital and necessary

I too have had too many a conversation with fellow Christians who doubt their faith because of their perceived struggles with the more 'unpalatable' parts of scripture. What a fantastic, approachable and thorough guided tour through these texts this book is! Thank you Dan!

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Interesting, but bored

I am clearly not the fundamentalist, evangelical target audience. I heard Dan on the Bible Project podcast, and thought this book would be targeted to a more intelligent audience. He labours each point and is very repetitive. The presuppositions, while supported by mainline evangelical churches, are not the scholarly consensus. Don't read this is you have done any actual biblical study. Okay if you are new to the whole field.

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