See the Biblical story in an unusual light - from the perspective of a devil who took up arms against heaven under the leadership of Satan. Beneath their conversational and sardonic surface style, these twelve infernal reflections engage deeply with the reality of a loving God who is made visible and vulnerable in Christ.
The book seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God.
The volume provides an ideal introduction to the major ways scholars are currently interpreting the Bible. Each chapter is written by an expert in the topic and provides both beginning and more advanced students with an understanding of the state of biblical interpretation and how to explore each topic further.
The third volume in the Biblical Explorations series from bestselling New Testament writer Paula Gooder explores a major exponent of the Gospels: the parables of Jesus. It considers why Jesus spoke in pictures and opens up the world behind the parables to reveal just how striking, memorable and challenging they were for their original hearers.
The book travels through the sections of the Lord's Prayer that so many people know by heart. That sometimes means that there is a tendency to pray it by rote without dwelling on the meaning and significance of the words. This is an attempt partly to 'lift the bonnet' a little but more to encourage readers to dig deeper for themselves.