Reading the Bible

Ed. Howard Ingham, Jo Merrygold, Liam Purcell and Susannah Rudge,
A4, 56pp

• Discover new ways of approaching and using scripture.
• Celebrate the variety and diversity of the Bible.
• Deepen your understanding, and put your faith into practice.

Reading the Bible is a 56-page glossy A4 book; invaluable if you’re leading Bible studies, training for ministry, or just interesting in new ways of using the Bible. It will equip you with a set of approaches from both academic study and Church tradition. It includes accessible articles introducing the approaches, from expert writers including Robert Beckford and Patricia McDonald, Bible studies for groups and individuals, CD-ROM with a range of resources and facts, figures and quotes about the most translated book in the world. Looking at the following questions:-

• Do Christians have to believe the Bible is literally true?
• What does the Bible have to say about politics and social issues?
• How do you deal with passages that promote genocide, slavery or sexism?