What's in it for me?: Finding ourselves in biblical narratives

Creation : religious, not scientific, instruction -- Eden : would you want to live there? -- Cain and Abel : the symbol story of the human soul -- Noah : the purposeful choice of a purposeful God -- The tower of Babel : God opts for diversity -- Abraham : God's covenantal partner -- Jacob : is...

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Main Author: Fuchs, Stephen Lewis (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: [Place of publication not identified] 2014
In:Year: 2014
Edition:First edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Torah
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Genesis Criticism, Narrative
B Bible. Exodus Criticism, Narrative
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Summary:Creation : religious, not scientific, instruction -- Eden : would you want to live there? -- Cain and Abel : the symbol story of the human soul -- Noah : the purposeful choice of a purposeful God -- The tower of Babel : God opts for diversity -- Abraham : God's covenantal partner -- Jacob : is this the one to inherit the covenant? -- Joseph : a model for change -- Slavery : sensitized to suffering -- Six women heroes : where would we be without them? -- Moses : he answered the call to conscience, will we? -- God's role in the exodus -- Crossing the sea : balance due -- A visit from Jethro : management 101 -- Standing at Sinai : highest of highs -- The golden calf : lowest of lows -- The spies : Moses stays God's hand again -- The waters of Meribah : was God unfair? -- What if I don't believe in God? -- The meaning of the journey
ISBN:1427655014