Giving Predestination a Decent Burial: New and compelling reasons to put the ghost of John Calvin to rest forever - Softcover

Mauldin, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9934882647 ISBN 13: 9789934882647

Verlag: Atradums, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Have you ever read something in the Bible that does not agree with what your church teaches?Experienced missionary Bill Mauldin reflects on his journey from agreeing with the beliefs of John Calvin, to realizing that the Bible has never supported the divisive doctrine associated with that name. His years of experience with cross-cultural book translation led him to research the history of our Bibles and the translation process behind them, and he discovered a clear bias that resulted in words being translated to support "predestination of individuals for salvation," when the authors who originally wrote those words would have never have entertained such a idea. This book explores what our Bibles would say if just a few words had been translated better, to reflect both the broader meanings of the original words and the cultural perspectives of the original authors, rather than the bias of the early translators. If those words had been translated more accurately, some confusing contradictions in the Bible would have been avoided, and some of the worst divisions within the church would never have happened. Thoroughly researched for the professional theologian, yet presented in a readable style for the ordinary person, this book pulls the very foundation out from under the predestination perspective, and shows how better translation provides a much more logical and consistent theological framework through which to interpret Scripture. Because the author shows the connections between such a wide variety of biblical topics, this book will be an interesting, enlightening experience for anyone confused by differences in doctrinal beliefs, or who simply wants to understand the Bible better.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Atradums
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• ISBN 10: 9934882647
• ISBN 13: 9789934882647
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 522
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