[Politically Incorrect Guides 01] • The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible (The Politically Incorrect Guides) by Hutchinson, Robert J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Chapter One - WHY DO THE HEATHENS RAGE?

The Bible’s enemies The elites against the people Village idiots . . . er . . . atheists Religion the greatest danger to world peace? Think again If God is dead . . .

Chapter Two - THE STONES CRY OUT

Archaeological supports for biblical records

Chapter Three - ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED

What is meant by biblical inspiration What biblical inspiration does and does not mean Alleged errors in the Bible Alleged inconsistencies in the Bible Alleged errors of quotation Alleged historical errors in the Bible Alleged scientific errors in the Bible Alleged moral errors in the Bible

Chapter Four - IN THE BEGINNING

And God said: “Let there be light” And God said: “Let them be misconstrued” The biblical forest

Chapter Five - BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY

Ancient Israel’s pro-life stance Go to your room, or we’ll kill you Today’s “culture wars” rip at our roots Planned Parenthood’s dark beginnings

Chapter Six - IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD

“Created” means we are endowed with dignity and rights The dangers of anti-creationist thought Faith and charity

Chapter Seven - KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS

The Mosaic Law: To amend or not to amend? A closer look at the Old Testament laws Biblical law was originally word-of-mouth Eight great differences The law in the writings of St. Paul

Chapter Eight - SODOM AND GOMORRAH

Exhibit A: Getting to know you Exhibit B: The Levite in Gibeah Homosexuality in the ancient world The Jewish context Homosexuality in the New Testament “Go, and sin no more” Conclusion

Chapter Nine - THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD

The biblical origins of modern science Atheists try to take credit for science

Chapter Ten - YOU WERE CALLED TO FREEDOM

Slavery in the Hebrew Bible Slaves and slavery in the Gospels What about Jesus? Slavery in the writings of St. Paul The Bible against slavery

Chapter Eleven - ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

The biblical origins of universal human rights Egalitarianism in early Christianity The development of human rights in Christendom

Chapter Twelve - PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRINCES

The Old Testament on government Rendering unto Caesar what is Caesar’s Development of political freedom in the Middle Ages Liberal democracy: The legacy of Christendom

Chapter Thirteen - WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?

Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus and the Zealots The quest for the historical Jesus Contemporary biblical scholarship The lost Gospels What do the earliest texts say? The bottom line for faith

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