Making sense of the Bible
Subtitle: difficult texts and modern faith
By: Antony F. Campbell
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780809146345
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-306).
Table of contents: title: The Pentateuch and Revelation: Israel's traditions about humanity; title: Creation ... modern faith ; The garden ... modern faith ; Cain ... modern faith ; The flood ... modern faith ; Babel ... modern faith; title: Israel's traditions about its ancestors: Abraham and Sarah ... modern faith ; Isaac and Rebekah ... modern faith ; Jacob, Leah, and Rachel ... modern faith ; Joseph ... modern faith; title: Israel's traditions about Mount Sinai: The law ... modern faith ; The sanctuary ... modern faith; title: The book of Joshua and enigma: Israel's traditions about Joshua and the land: Focus on Israel's doing ... modern faith ; Focus on God's doing ... modern faith ; The absolutely appalling ... modern faith; title: Appendix: Archaeology and the book of Joshua; title: The books of Samuel and reality: Israel's traditions about King David; title: God proposes, life disposes: David and the books of Samuel ; The stories of David's climb to power ... modern faith ; The stories of David's middle years ... modern faith.