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Index
Copyright Page
Contents
List of illustrations
About the author
Dedication
Permissions
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Part One: The Old Testament
1. The structure of the Bible
2. The authority of the Bible
3. The historical context: the world in which the Old Testament took shape
4. The structure and purpose of the Old Testament: the mission statement for the Israelites
5. The Old Testament as history: what story does the Old Testament tell? And is it true?
6. The Old Testament as morality: what kind of god is God? What morality does the Old Testament teach? And is it ‘right’?
7. Who wrote the Old Testament? First attempts at a scientific reading
8. So – who did write the Old Testament?
9. Conclusion: if there is no single message in the Old Testament, what are its messages?
Part Two: The New Testament
1. The historical context: the world Jesus was born into (587 BC–1 AD)
2. The structure and purpose of the New Testament: the mission statement for Christians
3. The New Testament as history: is the story true?
4. The New Testament as morality: what morality (and what theology) does the New Testament teach?
5. The historical context (continued): the events of the 1st century AD, the world in which Jesus lived (4 BC to the early 30s AD) and the New Testament was written
6. So – who wrote the New Testament?
7. Who did Jesus think he was?
8. The New Testament: conclusion
Part Three: A Vision of Freedom
1. Is there a different way to read the Bible?
2. Three Bible passages: a literary appreciation
3. The sum of the parts: reading the Bible as a unity
Appendix 1: Books of the Old Testament
Appendix 2: Books of the New Testament
Bibliography
Notes
Index
Back Cover
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