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The Bible
Respectful Readings
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2008
Summary
The Biblical heritage is generally recognized as vital to the development and guidance of Western Civilization as we know it. It is also recognized that it is in the interest of both believers and skeptics that the Bible be read with care. Among the things to be noticed is the status of the virtue of prudence in various circumstances described in the Bible. Particularly revealing in George Anastaplo's essays and appendices is what is shown about how intrinsically interesting the Biblical accounts are_accounts which not only offer guidance for everyday life but also instruction about the enduring questions that people everywhere have been asking for centuries. Thus, The Bible: Respectful Readings provides instruction for analyzing Biblical texts with care. It makes readers aware of both the questions addressed and the relevant evidence that should be assessed within The Bible. Winston Churchill counselled responsible thinkers today to address 'not only those . . . who enjoy the blessings and consolidation of revealed religion, but also . . . those who face the mystery of the human destiny alone.' In keeping with this spirit, Respectful Readings accommodates to the wide range of prospective students of the sacred texts of Western Civilization.
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Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-2499-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-3426-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
401
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Contents No access
1 On Taking the Bible Seriously Again No access Pages 1 - 4
2 On Prophecy and Freedom No access Pages 5 - 12
3 On Biblical Thought No access Pages 13 - 28
4 Cain and Abel No access Pages 29 - 42
5 Rebekah, Isaac, and Jacob No access Pages 43 - 56
6 Joseph No access Pages 57 - 66
7 Moses in Egypt No access Pages 67 - 76
8 Moses at Sinai No access Pages 77 - 84
9 The Ten Commandments No access Pages 85 - 106
10 David No access Pages 107 - 116
11 Solomon No access Pages 117 - 126
12 Isaiah No access Pages 127 - 140
13 Job No access Pages 141 - 150
14 Jesus No access Pages 151 - 158
15 The Lord's Prayer No access Pages 159 - 174
16 The Nicene Creed No access Pages 175 - 188
17 On the Yearning for Personal Immortality No access Pages 189 - 200
Appendix A Reason and Revelation: On Leo Strauss No access Pages 201 - 208
Appendix B Reason and Revelation: On Odysseus and Polyphemos No access Pages 209 - 216
Appendix C On the Status of the Political Order No access Pages 217 - 220
Appendix D On Being and One's Own No access Pages 221 - 224
Appendix E Leo Strauss and Judaism Revisited No access Pages 225 - 232
Appendix F On Beginnings (with Endnotes) No access Pages 233 - 276
Appendix G Shakespeare's Bible No access Pages 277 - 288
Appendix H Countdown to the Millennium: A Look at The Revelation of St. John the Divine No access Pages 289 - 304
Appendix I John Locke and The Reasonableness of Christianity No access Pages 305 - 318
Appendix J The Holocaust and the Divine Ordering of Human Things No access Pages 319 - 326
Appendix K Yearnings for the Divine and the Natural Animation of Matter No access Pages 327 - 334
Endnotes (for Chapters 1-17) No access Pages 335 - 382
