The Bible Respectful Readings

by Anastaplo, George

• ISBN13: 9780739124987
• ISBN10: 0739124986
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-20
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The Biblical heritage is generally recognized as vital to the development and guidance of Western Civilization as we know it. It is also recognized that it is in the interest of both believers and skeptics that the Bible be read with care. Among the things to be noticed is the status of the virtue of prudence in various circumstances described in the Bible. Particularly revealing in George Anastaplo's essays and appendices is what is shown about how intrinsically interesting the Biblical accounts are'¬ ;accounts which not only offer guidance for everyday life but also instruction about the enduring questions that people everywhere have been asking for centuries. Thus, The Bible: Respectful Readings provides instruction for analyzing Biblical texts with care. It makes readers aware of both the questions addressed and the relevant evidence that should be assessed within The Bible. Winston Churchill counselled responsible thinkers today to address 'not only those . . . who enjoy the blessings and consolidation of revealed religion, but also . . . those who face the mystery of the human destiny alone.' In keeping with this spirit, Respectful Readings accommodates to the wide range of prospective students of the sacred texts of Western Civilization.

Author Biography

George Anastaplo teaches at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and Dominican University.

Table of Contents

On Taking the Bible Seriously Again	p. 1
On Prophecy and Freedom	p. 5
On Biblical Thought	p. 13
Cain and Abel	p. 29
Rebekah, Isaac, and Jacob	p. 43
Joseph	p. 57
Moses in Egypt	p. 67
Moses at Sinai	p. 77
The Ten Commandments	p. 85
David	p. 107
Solomon	p. 117
Isaiah	p. 127
Job	p. 141
Jesus	p. 151
The Lord's Prayer	p. 159
The Nicene Creed	p. 175
On the Yearning for Personal Immortality	p. 189
Reason and Revelation: On Leo Strauss	p. 201
Reason and Revelation: On Odysseus and Polyphemos	p. 209
On the Status of the Political Order	p. 217
On Being and One's Own	p. 221
Leo Strauss and Judaism Revisited	p. 225
On Beginnings (with Endnotes)	p. 233
Shakespeare's Bible	p. 277
Countdown to the Millenium: A Look at The Revelation of St. John the Divine	p. 289
John Locke and The Reasonablenss of Christianity	p. 305
The Holocaust and the Divine Ordering of Human Beings	p. 319
Yearnings for the Divine and the Natural Animation of Matter	p. 327
Endnotes (For Chapters 1-17)	p. 335
Index	p. 383
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