{"product_id":"the-bible-tells-me-so-why-defending-scripture-has-made-us-unable-to-read-it-9780062272034","title":"The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe controversial Bible scholar and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God's Word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction or accepted among the conservative evangelical community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRejecting the increasingly complicated intellectual games used by conservative Christians to \"protect\" the Bible, Enns was conflicted. \u003cem\u003eIs this what God really requires? How could God's plan for divine inspiration mean ignoring what is really written in the Bible?\u003c\/em\u003e These questions eventually cost Enns his job--but they also opened a new spiritual path for him to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bible Tells Me So\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Enns's spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace God's Word as it is actually written. As he explores questions progressive evangelical readers of Scripture commonly face yet fear voicing, Enns reveals that they are the very questions that God wants us to consider--the essence of our spiritual study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Enns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062272034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnns, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter Enns (PhD, Harvard University) is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. David's, Pennsylvania. He has also taught courses at Harvard University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the host of \u003cem\u003eThe Bible for Normal People\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias, and the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sin of Certainty, The Bible Tells Me So, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInspiration and Incarnation.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in northern New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Peter Enns \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809133707421,"sku":"9780062272034","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e4c5695f-8903-4237-9036-9d071738a90e.jpg?v=1775557060","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-bible-tells-me-so-why-defending-scripture-has-made-us-unable-to-read-it-9780062272034","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}