The author leads his readers through the practical difficulties of reading the Bible, offering advice that is true to the way Anglicans have read Scripture from the time of Tyndale and Cranmer.
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Take and read...:
The Episcopal church in the twentieth century took advantage of the general availability of publishing to good advantage, compiling through several auspices different collections and teaching series, the latest of which was only completed a few years ago. There have been 'unofficial' collections of teaching texts, such as the Anglican Studies Series by Morehouse press, put out in the 1980s, as well as an earlier teaching series. However, each generation approaches things anew; the New Church Teaching... more info
A great guide.:
Reading this book as an "inquirer," I found it be very balanced and approachable. It's full of real scholarship but reminds you that you can't always just read the book as an interesting ancient text; you have to read it as Scripture, too. Well-written, just the right length. Recommended.
One of the finest primers for new students to Bible Study.:
I recently taught a bible study class for a goup that varied from newcomer to bible study to very sophisticated scholars. This book gave the newcomers a more solid background that enabled them to understand what others were talking about and to ask questions that were based on theology rather than clarification of language. We adapted the study in order to include readings from several versions of the "Episcopal Short List" of Bibles so that people to get a broader sense of of the spirit of the message. I... more info
