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Jesus for the Nonreligious
by Spong, John Shelby
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0732284953
- ISBN 13
- 9780732284954
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers, Sydney, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. preface by author and bibliography, notes, bibliography and index. Illustrated paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. In this book the author, in a lifelong quest to rescue the church from irrelevance, " ... takes aim at the core of the Christian faith: the identity of Jesus himself. He first strips back the myths that have surrounded Jesus for centuries – from the virgin birth to his resurrection from the dead. Next bomb explained how these myths arose because Jesus' followers saw everything he did through the lens of the Hebrew Scriptures. With these new revelations, we are then able to see the true Jesus: a heroic figure who revealed divinity through his humanness and can still guide us today." – from rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels. Very minor age toning of the textblock edges and pages. This is the first Trade edition of the book. Size: Trade Paperback. [7], VIII - XIX, [2], 2 - 316 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN: 0732284953. ISBN/EAN: 9780732284954. Inventory No: 0129849. . 9780732284954
Synopsis
Bishop John Shelby Spong has been on a life-long quest to rescue the church from irrelevancy. In JESUS FOR THE NONRELIGIOUS, he takes aim at the church’s core belief: who is Jesus. He first strips the superstitious barnacles that have attached themselves to this incredible person: such as that Jesus was born of a virgin in Bethlehem, that his father was Joseph, that he did miracles, that he had twelve disciples, and especially that he physically rose from the dead. Next Spong explains how these traditions arose by the early disciples seeing all he did through the lens of the Hebrew Scriptures. With these new revelations, we are then able to see the true Jesus, a heroic figure who revealed divinity through his humanness and can still guide us today. In short, Spong breaks Jesus free from the idol religion has created and restores for us a revolutionary and life-giving figure we all need to meet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129849
- Title
- Jesus for the Nonreligious
- Author
- Spong, John Shelby
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0732284953
- ISBN 13
- 9780732284954
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Christianity, Bible, academic study, interpretation, modern Religion & Theology; Unbranded ISBN: 0732284953 EAN: 9780732284954 Spong, John Shelby Jesus for the Nonreligious
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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