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Inspired Imperfection: How the Bible's Problems Enhance Its Divine Authority
175Overview
In Inspired Imperfection, Gregory A. Boyd adds another counterintuitive and provocative thesis to his corpus. While conservative scholars and pastors have struggled for years to show that the Bible is without errors, Boyd considers this a fool's errand. Instead, he says, we should embrace the mistakes and contradictions in Scripture, for they show that God chose to use fallible humans to communicate timeless truths. Just as God ultimately came to save humanity in the form of a human, God chose to impart truth through the imperfect medium of human writing. Instead of the Bible's imperfections being a reason to attack its veracity, these "problems" actually support the trustworthiness of Christian Scripture. Inspired Imperfection is required reading for anyone who's questioned the Bible because of its contradictions.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781506455624 |
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Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress, Publishers |
Publication date: | 01/07/2020 |
Pages: | 175 |
Sales rank: | 628,607 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part I Wrestling with "Problems"
1 An Inconvenient Truth 3
2 A Better Foundation 15
3 Between Scylla and Charybdis 28
4 Taking Another Look 37
5 Searching for a Safe Zone 44
6 Game Changer 50
7 Foundational Insights 63
8 Critiquing Barth 72
Part II Cruciform Inspiration
9 Epicenter 85
10 The Foolish and Weak Bible 97
11 Cruciform Breathing 106
12 Cruciform Power 116
13 Cruciform Accommodation 125
14 Cruciform Beauty 140
15 Back to the Conundrum 152
Postscript: Beautiful Scars 167
Glossary 173
Author Index 179
Topic Index 182