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Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words

Marcus J. Borg
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Description:Modern Christians are steeped in a language so distorted that it has become a stumbling block to the religion, says internationally renowned Bible scholar Marcus J. Borg. Borg argues that Christianity's important words, and the sacred texts and stories in which those words are embedded, have been narrowed by a modern framework for the faith that emphasizes sin, forgiveness, Jesus dying for our sins, and the afterlife. Here, Borg employs the "historical-metaphorical" method for understanding Christian language that can restore for us these words of power and transformation. For example, "Redemption" now narrowly understood as Jesus saving us from sins so we can go to heaven, but in the Bible it refers to being set free from slavery. "Savior" now refers to Jesus as the one who saves us from our sins, but in the Bible it has a rich and wonderful variety of meanings having nothing to do with the afterlife. "Sacrifice" now refers to Jesus's death on the cross as payment for our sins, but in the Bible it is never about substitutionary payment for sin. In "Speaking Christian," Borg delivers a language for twenty-first-century Christians that grounds the faith in its deep and rich original roots an dallows it once again to transform our lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words. To get started finding Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words

Marcus J. Borg
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Description: Modern Christians are steeped in a language so distorted that it has become a stumbling block to the religion, says internationally renowned Bible scholar Marcus J. Borg. Borg argues that Christianity's important words, and the sacred texts and stories in which those words are embedded, have been narrowed by a modern framework for the faith that emphasizes sin, forgiveness, Jesus dying for our sins, and the afterlife. Here, Borg employs the "historical-metaphorical" method for understanding Christian language that can restore for us these words of power and transformation. For example, "Redemption" now narrowly understood as Jesus saving us from sins so we can go to heaven, but in the Bible it refers to being set free from slavery. "Savior" now refers to Jesus as the one who saves us from our sins, but in the Bible it has a rich and wonderful variety of meanings having nothing to do with the afterlife. "Sacrifice" now refers to Jesus's death on the cross as payment for our sins, but in the Bible it is never about substitutionary payment for sin. In "Speaking Christian," Borg delivers a language for twenty-first-century Christians that grounds the faith in its deep and rich original roots an dallows it once again to transform our lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words. To get started finding Speaking Christian: Recovering the Lost Meaning of Christian Words, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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