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Publication Date: 20 Oct 2011 |
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing |
Page Count: 256 |
Author: Marcus J. Borg |
ISBN-13: 9780281065080, 9780281066872 |
Speaking Christian
Recovering The Lost Meaning Of Christian Words
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9780281065080-grouped
Summary of Speaking Christian
As with French, German or Spanish, learning the basic vocabulary of Christianity is a vital first step in understanding what it means and how it works. We think of words like 'faith', 'forgiveness', 'salvation', 'sin' and 'heaven'. But how can we be sure that we understand them correctly? Over the centuries all sorts of different meanings have grown up around these words, and sometimes those meanings can obscure or distort the way the words were originally used in the Bible. In Speaking Christian, Marcus Borg takes some of the key words in the Christian dictionary and exposes the negative and unhelpful connotations they still carry today. At the same time, he goes back to the Bible and unpacks their meaning in a way that is both more faithful to the teaching of Jesus and more relevant to his followers today.