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The Fourth Gospel

Tales of a Jewish Mystic

by John Shelby Spong ...

Narrated by Al Kessel ...

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11 hours 59 min

Rescuing John's Gospel from Its Creedal CaptivityJohn Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus' life ... Read more

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Rescuing John's Gospel from Its Creedal CaptivityJohn Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus' life
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Seeing the Bible Anew

by Bishop John Shelby Spong ...

Narrated by Michael Toms ...

Unabridged

57 min

Increasingly, theological positions on war, women, and discrimination against the gay community are at the heart of contemporary American political debate. At the center of these controversies is the Bible. Based on a cultural and historical context of the Bible, Spong gives us a worldview that promotes respect and love for each other, our planet and all of life. ... Read more

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Increasingly, theological positions on war, women, and discrimination against the gay community are at the heart of contemporary American political debate. At the center of these controversies is the Bible. Based on a cultural and historical context of the Bible, Spong gives us a worldview that promotes respect and love for each other, our planet and all of life.
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Biblical Literalism

A Gentile Heresy: A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorway of Matthew's Gospel

by John Shelby Spong ...

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A man who has consciously and deliberately walked the path of Christ, John Shelby Spong has lived his entire life inside the Christian Church. In this profound and considered work, he offers a radical new way to look at the gospels today as he shows just how deeply Jewish the Christian Gospels are and how much they reflect the Jewish scriptures, history, and patterns of worship. Pulling back the ... Read more

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A man who has consciously and deliberately walked the path of Christ, John Shelby Spong has lived his entire life inside the Christian Church. In this profound and considered work, he offers a radical new way to look at the gospels today as he shows just how deeply Jewish the Christian Gospels are and how much they reflect the Jewish scriptures, history, and patterns of worship. Pulling back the
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Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism

A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script

by John Shelby Spong ...

A groundbreaking exploration of Scripture that bridges modern scholarship and faith for contemporary readers.By popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use.Bishop Spong investigates the historical formation of Scripture, opening biblical scholarship to ordinary ... Read more

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A groundbreaking exploration of Scripture that bridges modern scholarship and faith for contemporary readers.By popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use.Bishop Spong investigates the historical formation of Scripture, opening biblical scholarship to ordinary
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Jesus for the Non-Religious

by John Shelby Spong ...

The Pope Describes the Ancient Traditional Jesus; Bishop Spong Brings Us a Jesus Modern People Can Be Inspired ByThe author strips away miracle legends, placing the historical Jesus in the village of Nazareth. This study traces how early Jewish followers remembered him through synagogue worship, interpreting his life against Passover and Yom Kippur.Spong presents a courageous figure who crossed ... Read more

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The Pope Describes the Ancient Traditional Jesus; Bishop Spong Brings Us a Jesus Modern People Can Be Inspired ByThe author strips away miracle legends, placing the historical Jesus in the village of Nazareth. This study traces how early Jewish followers remembered him through synagogue worship, interpreting his life against Passover and Yom Kippur.Spong presents a courageous figure who crossed
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The Sins of Scripture

Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love

by John Shelby Spong ...

In the history of the Western World, the Bible has been a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance for countless Christians. However, this Bible has also left a trail of pain. It is undeniable that the Bible is not always used for good. Sometimes the Bible can seem overtly evil. Sometimes its texts are terrible.Bishop John Shelby Spong boldly approaches those texts that have been used through ... Read more

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In the history of the Western World, the Bible has been a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance for countless Christians. However, this Bible has also left a trail of pain. It is undeniable that the Bible is not always used for good. Sometimes the Bible can seem overtly evil. Sometimes its texts are terrible.Bishop John Shelby Spong boldly approaches those texts that have been used through
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The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic

by John Shelby Spong ...

John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus' life through the medium of fictional characters, from ... Read more

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John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus' life through the medium of fictional characters, from
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Unbelievable

Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today

by John Shelby Spong, John Shelby Spong ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

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7 hours 24 min

Five hundred years after Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses ushered in the Reformation, bestselling author and controversial bishop and teacher John Shelby Spong delivers twelve forward-thinking theses to spark a new reformation to reinvigorate Christianity and ensure its future.At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Christianity was in crisis—a state of conflict that gave birth to the ... Read more

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Five hundred years after Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses ushered in the Reformation, bestselling author and controversial bishop and teacher John Shelby Spong delivers twelve forward-thinking theses to spark a new reformation to reinvigorate Christianity and ensure its future.At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Christianity was in crisis—a state of conflict that gave birth to the
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Beyond Moralism

by John Shelby Spong ...

This thought-provoking guide takes a candid look at the moral issues we face in our daily lives. Using the Ten Commandments as a starting point, the authors bring fresh analysis to such problems as the morality of war in a nuclear age, equitable tax structures, abortion, marital fidelity, capital punishment, care of aging parents, euthanasia, homosexuality, and other contemporary concerns. Beyond ... Read more

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This thought-provoking guide takes a candid look at the moral issues we face in our daily lives. Using the Ten Commandments as a starting point, the authors bring fresh analysis to such problems as the morality of war in a nuclear age, equitable tax structures, abortion, marital fidelity, capital punishment, care of aging parents, euthanasia, homosexuality, and other contemporary concerns. Beyond
... Read more
Resurrection

Myth or Reality?

by John Shelby Spong ...

Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical validity of literal narrative concerned the Ressurection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples' eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of ... Read more

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Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical validity of literal narrative concerned the Ressurection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples' eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of
... Read more
Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy

A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorway of Matthew's Gospel

by John Shelby Spong ...

A global and pioneering leader of progressive Christianity and the bestselling author of Why Christianity Must Change or Die and Eternal Life explains why a literal reading of the Gospels is actually heretical, and how this mistaken notion only entered the church once Gentiles had pushed out all the Jewish followers of Jesus.A man who has consciously and deliberately walked the path of Christ, ... Read more

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A global and pioneering leader of progressive Christianity and the bestselling author of Why Christianity Must Change or Die and Eternal Life explains why a literal reading of the Gospels is actually heretical, and how this mistaken notion only entered the church once Gentiles had pushed out all the Jewish followers of Jesus.A man who has consciously and deliberately walked the path of Christ,
... Read more
New Christianity for a New World, A

Why Traditional Faith is Dying & How a New Faith is Being Born

by John Shelby Spong ...

In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church.Now he offers the antidote, calling Christians everywhere into a new and radical reformation for a new age. Here he diagnoses the collapse of ancient theism, challenging believers to outgrow the concept of an invasive supernatural deity.Drawing on lectures ... Read more

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In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church.Now he offers the antidote, calling Christians everywhere into a new and radical reformation for a new age. Here he diagnoses the collapse of ancient theism, challenging believers to outgrow the concept of an invasive supernatural deity.Drawing on lectures
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