Sacred Word, Broken Word by Kenton L Sparks

Sacred Word, Broken Word by Kenton L Sparks

The Bible is a religious masterpiece. Its authors cast a profound vision for the healing of humanity through the power of divine love, grace and forgiveness. But the Bible also contains dark texts that challenge our ethical imagination. How can one book teach us to love our enemies and also teach us to slaughter Canaanites? Why does a book that preaches the equality of all people -- male and female, slave and free, Greek and Jew -- also include laws that permit God's people to trade in slaves and to persecute those of a different faiths or ethnicities?

In Sacred Word, Broken Word Kenton Sparks argues that the dark side of Scripture is not an illusion. Rather, these dark texts remind us that all human beings, including the biblical authors, stand in need of God's redemptive solution in Jesus Christ.

Sparks, Kenton L.: - Kenton L. Sparks is Professor of Biblical Studies and Provost at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. A recipient of the Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching, his previous publications include: Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible (2005), God's Words in Human Words (2008), Sacred Word Broken Word (2012), and many other books and articles. He is an ordained minister in the Baptist and Campbellite traditions and married since 1988 to Cheryl Bailey Sparks, a professor and practitioner of marriage and family therapy. Kent and Cheryl have two adult daughters.

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ISBN 13	9780802867186
ISBN 10	0802867189
Title	Sacred Word, Broken Word
Author	Kenton L Sparks
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2012-03-31
Number of pages	180
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