My So-Called Biblical Life: Imagined Stories from the World’s Best-Selling Book

My So-Called Biblical Life gives fresh perspectives to stories from the Bible, imbuing them with powerful, honest emotion. The editor's translation of biblical passages grounds twelve original narratives, which engage the reader and invite a personal response. Imagine sending away your precious daughter to be a concubine. Suppose your family's survival depended on the sacrifice of your brother's life. Picture Jesus looking you in the eye and telling you to sell everything you own. What would you do? The collected essays in this volume explore these scenarios and more. Readers easily learn about life in biblical times through well-researched stories with supporting footnotes. Questions follow each essay, stimulating individual reflection and group discussion, and making this book a unique resource for classes, book groups, seminars, sermons, retreats, and Bible studies. My So-Called Biblical Life transforms one-dimensional portrayals of Bible characters into vibrant portraits of men, women, and children from antiquity whose struggles and hopes still speak to us today.

Three of the contributors to My So-Called Biblical Life are incarcerated; a portion of the royalties from this book are donated to the Exodus Transitional Community, which helps people re-enter into society after spending time in prison.

Contributors:

Aundray Jermaine Archer

Lawrence Bartley

Evan Cameron

Sarah Condon

Joseph A. Ebert

Clara Garnier-Amouroux

Kenyatta Hughes

Emily Phillips Lloyd

William H. Mohr

Richard P. Poirier

Emily Sher

© 2017 Wipf and Stock (E-bog): 9781498238458

Release date

E-bog: 8. juni 2017