![]() Yes, if we take it at face value it certainly won’t align with what we have discovered through modern science or archaeological research. Yes, the Bible is an enigma to modern readers. In other words, trying to make modern demands on an ancient script only ruins its unique beauty and voice the effects of which are just as disastrous as someone taking the original cinematic version of Star Wars, dressing it up in too much CGI and having Storm-troopers ride on dinosaurs. And when that happens we either find ourselves running in loops trying to make it “work” (editing and overlooking as we go) or giving up on it all together. Not only this, but when we bring these kinds of demands to the Bible, we soon discover that it just won’t play along. To not do so, by trying to make it perform to our modern expectations of reporting history, science or memoir is to not respect it for what it is. ![]() ![]() The Bible’s an ancient text, and it needs to be read in an ancient light. Enns’ prose is fluid, humorous and illuminating, as he strips back the layers of modern thinking to reveal a Bible that is not to be treated as a “how-to” book that offers up easy answers and life hacks. I seriously believe that Peter Enns has written one of the best guides to reading and understanding the Bible.
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