Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1366865 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 269 pages

Customer Reviews

An ethical guide examining two main stories from both testaments and showing how they reveal God's plan for salvation
LIBERATING THE BIBLE: A GUIDE FOR THE CURIOUS AND PERPLEXED clarifies the nature and purpose of the Bible, providing an ethical guide examining two main stories from both testaments and showing how they reveal God's plan for salvation. Side bars of explanation, study questions, and suggested readings pack a survey a title recommended for any serious Christian collection strong in issues of ethics and Bible study.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Even good for those who are not perplexed!
Dr. MacCammon has presented her readers with a wonderful study of the Bible and its role in the lives of believers of all faiths. She looks at the messages and methods God has presented to the community in a myriad of ways, always educating people but often with mixed results. MacCammon explains biblical criticism, the stories of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, the role of early schisms in the Jewish/Christian communities, and the ways Jesus as Jesus or as Christ can have meaning for both Jewish and Christian believers. MacCammon focuses on God's gifts to humanity and, while a Christian professor, shows that no one community holds the complete and real truth of God's caring for the people of the world.

Tremendous Read
I really enjoyed reading this book. Dr. McCammon combines thorough research, skilled exegesis, and just the right amount of humor to provide a refreshing and important look at the Bible. It is a very smooth read but also consistently challenged me to think about my own assumptions and spirituality. I strongly recommend the book to all readers.