III. The Gospels
a. Virginal conception of Jesus
b. Magi / Wise Men
c. Baptism of Jesus
d. Temptations of Jesus
e. Gehenna, unquenchable fire
f. Jesus multiplies the loaves of bread
g. Transfiguration of Jesus
h. This is my body... this is my blood
i. Mary Magdala clings to Jesus
j. Empty tomb
k. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
l. Jesus calms a storm
m. Miracles of Jesus
n. Joseph, wife, and son
o. Temple curtain
p. Twelve Thrones to judge Twelve Tribes
q. Jesus raises Lazarus
r. Jesus on right hand of God
s. Appearances of Jesus
t. Jesus on divorce
u. Happiness: the Beatitudes
v. Jesus and Buddha
Explains the three major competing philosophies of interpreting the Bible: Fundamentalist, Non-Fundamentalist Believer and Humanist, using passages from the Old Testament and the Gospels (aka the New Testament).
Includes newer interpretations in line with scripture scholarship, for example:
- Creation in Seven Days from Genesis
- Whether Mary Magdalene and Jesus were married
- Jesus on Divorce
- What Jesus meant at the Supper when he said of the bread and wine "This is my body...this is my blood."
- How Jesus and Buddha urged people in the same words to "do the right thing."
Table of Contents
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THREE WAYS
TO INTERPRET
BIBLE VERSES
Fundamentalist,
Non-Fundamentalist Believer,
Humanist
Content Overview
I. Three Beliefs
II. The Old Testament
a. Creation
b. First woman
c. Jonah and the whale
d. Adam and Eve
e. The Flood
f. Tower of Babel
g. Israelites escape from Egypt
h. Abraham and burnt offering
i. Ten Commandments
j. Lot's wife and pillar of salt
k. Call of Moses
l. Maiden with child
m. Sin of Onan
n. Moabites and Ammonites
o. Cain and Abel
p. Books of Ruth, Judith, and Esther
q. Death penalty
r. Spare the rod/spoil the child
s. Books of the Old Testament