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Unlocking the Bible
by: David Pawson

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780007166664
ISBN: 0007166664
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1738
Publication Date: November 03, 2003
Publisher: Collins
Studio: Collins
Sales Rank: 12663

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- Opens up the bible
For anyone who's ever scratched their heads trying to make sense of the bible, this is the book for you.

David Pawson's clear, easy to follow, erudite prose opens up the bible. He doesn't pretend the bible is a simple document, but does shine a light on the text to make it easier to get to grips with.

The book is filled with examples and stories, and it also tracks Pawson's own journey in trying to understand scripture.

There's a great explanation of "Song of Songs", which Pawson says he avoided for years because it just seemed to be too carnal: about the sexual relationship between a man and a woman. To find out his refreshing conclusion about the Song of Solomon, buy this book!

It's rare ... Read More:

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- Evangelical.
A word of caution about the Author, he believes Genesis is historically accurate & that the Devil is real. I can't deny this book offers great insight into understanding scripture & makes some very good observations, but I found I had to skip anything which seeks to challenge science on. I admit I come from a perspective that scripture is largely each authors attempt to comprehend God's creation & similar to Classical Islam that everything new science reveals inhances my wonder at the universe which God has given us.

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- Very tenuous scholarship for a Cambridge graduate
I wanted a book that would provide a relatively user-friendly summary of the Bible, as I already have some rather highbrow, academic theological books, and so purchased Mr Pawson's lengthy tome.

This book, I have to admit, is really easy to read. It uses accessible language, and has an overall warmth of tone.

My standpoint is one who will not dismiss or denigrate a viewpoint until I have at least studied the basics to a level where I can talk intelligibly with a full time adherent of the opinion in question. I get the impression that when it comes to the non-Christian religions, the scholarship in this book is one where the contents page has been read, but not the whole book. For example, Confucianism is tarred with the ... Read More:

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- unlocking the bible
wow anyone wanting to know more about the bible this is the book to have the insight knowledge and understanding of this book is incredibl david pawson has certainly got all this and i have only read a few chapters

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- I never thought the Bible cld be brought to life so well
The author has an incredible knowledge of the background of biblical times, and an eloquency in layman's terms that really brings the Bible to life. He gives all views in relation to a subject very fairly, and his own bias is rarely seen in a dogmatic way at all. The only area I find unusual is that he almost totally "blanks" regarding the Rapture, and I think this is due to caution in his own mind regarding this doctrine rather than a right-out disbelief. Certainly a priority-buy for anyone wanting to study the Bible more closely and lovingly, and less dutifully!!!

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