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
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Dan Kimball
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Sean McDowell
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Dan Kimball
About this listen
Is Reading the Bible the Fastest Way to Lose Your Faith?
For centuries, the Bible was called "the Good Book," a moral and religious text that guides us into a relationship with God and shows us the right way to live. Today, however, some people argue the Bible is outdated and harmful, with many Christians unaware of some of the odd and disturbing things the Bible says.
How (Not) to Read the Bible tackles big questions like:
- Does the Bible degrade women?
- Is the Bible anti-science?
- How could a loving God command such violence in the Old Testament?
- Does the Bible endorse slavery?
Bestselling author Dan Kimball guides you step-by-step in how to tackle many of the real questions that people wrestle with when reading the Bible and how to make sense of many of the more difficult and disturbing Bible passages.
Filled with fun stories, insightful information, and responses to popular cultural objections, How (Not) to Read the Bible is a lifeline for anyone—Christians and doubters alike—who are confused or discouraged with questions about the Bible.
Yes, there are puzzling and disturbing Bible passages. . . But there are explanations!
*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.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-21
Worth it.
Insightful, honest, encouraging. For long time believers as well! I enjoyed it thoroughly throughout. Totally worth the listen.
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- Michael
- 16-11-23
ah, fantastic book! so happy that we are finally lookong dee0ly into the Bible. thank you so much for this!
Perfectly answers tough questions in the Bible. loved this book! Cannot wait to bring this into our small groups.
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- S. Andrews
- 05-01-22
Terribly repetitive
Whilst the gist of the book is a worthwhile read I felt the repetition of the points quite irritating. Perhaps it is because the author expects listeners to dip into one or two chapters and not read/listen to the whole book. Perhaps too the ‘audience’ are those who never read the Bible. And if so they would learn more about the ‘god’ they may think the Bible describes than the God who inspired the Bible.
The author is responding to ‘memes’ that must be prevalent in the US that are aggressively anti-Christian in which case the book is good. But would someone who readily accepts such memes be open enough to read this book?
I found the background to the various cultures of the day helpful, though.
I wish I had bought the hard copy to flick through and dip in rather than listen to every word.
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- Angharad Evans
- 19-01-24
Good writer, terrible narrator
The chapter titles suggested interesting material - and the chapter I got through was indeed interesting. But the choice to have the author read instead of a voice actor was a poor one. I’ve had to give up on the book because I can’t bear the odd intonation anymore.
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