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008			030123s2003 maub b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2003001438
020			_a0807010529 (alk. paper)
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aBS475.3 _b.B84 2003
082	0	0	_a220.6/1 _221
100	1		_aBuehrens, John A., _d1947-
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the Bible : _ban introduction for skeptics, seekers, and religious liberals / _cJohn A. Buehrens.
260			_aBoston : _bBeacon Press, _cc2003.
300			_aviii, 216 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.
505	0		_aReasons : why bother with the Bible? -- Traditions : where does the Bible come from? -- Versions : which Bible should I read? -- Interpretations : reading the Bible to challenge oppression -- Creations : in the beginning : Genesis 1 to 11 -- Generations : matriarchs, patriarchs, and children : Genesis 12 to 50 -- Liberations : the Exodus and the wandering in the wilderness -- Institutions : Judges to Kings, priests, and prophets -- Exaltations : the book of Psalms -- Frustrations : the wisdom literature and Job -- Redemptions : the literary prophets -- Expectations : messianic hopes and apocalyptic visions -- Proclamations : messages of the kingdom and the Gospel according to Mark -- Passions : the teachings and death of Jesus in Matthew and Luke -- Resurrections : the four Easter stories -- Incarnations : the birth legends and the Fourth Gospel -- Salvations : Paul and rabbinic Judaism -- Revelations : women, gnostics, and the early church.
630	0	0	_aBible _vIntroductions.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/2003001438.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2003001438-b.html
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