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1. www.thegospelcoalition.org › reviews › bible-tellsThe Bible Tells Me So - The Gospel Coalition

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   Michael J. Kruger reviews Peter Enns’s ‘The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It’ (HarperCollins, 2014). ‘Enns wants to do for the Bible what Rob Bell did for hell in “Love Wins.“’

2. michaeljkruger.com › my-review-of-peter-ennss-newMy Review of Peter Enns’s New Book “The Bible Tells Me So”

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   Oct 17, 2014 · Pete Enns has just released his latest book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending the Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It (HarperOne, 2014). It’s quite a bold piece of work, with a lot of serious claims about the role and purpose of the Bible.

3. www.goodreads.com › 20262405-the-bible-tells-me-soThe Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made…

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   Sep 9, 2014 · 5,465 ratings732 reviews. The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adam recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God’s Word.

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4. www.dialoguejournal.com › diablogue › book-reviewBook Review: The Bible Tells Me So, by Peter Enns

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   Oct 7, 2014 · Enns tells his own story of discovering unsettling Bible things that his conservative Christian background hadn’t prepared him for. These problems left him with a few options: Ignore the problems; deny the problems; or engage directly with them, risking changes to his faith and understanding.

5. cruciformtheologyblog.com › 2014/09/26 › book-reviewBook Review: The Bible Tells Me So… by Peter Enns

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   Sep 27, 2014 · Peter Enns‘ latest work “The Bible Tells Me So… Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It” reads like a mash-up of N.T. Wright’s biblical scholarship, Anne Lamott’s refreshingly honest humor, and Rob Bell’s penchant for stirring up dissension.

6. thinktheology.co.uk › blog › article“The Bible Tells Me So”: A Review | Blog | Think Theology

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   Oct 1, 2014 · “The Bible isn’t a cookbook,” explains theologian Peter Enns in his latest book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It. “When we open the Bible and read it, we are eavesdropping on an ancient spiritual journey.”

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   Is the Bible tells me so a good book?

   • This book, 'The Bible Tells Me So' by Peter Enns, is insightful, challenging, funny and engaging. You may not agree with all of it. You may not even agree with most of it.

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   Is the Bible a cookbook?

   • “The Bible isn’t a cookbook,” explains theologian Peter Enns in his latest book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It. “When we open the Bible and read it, we are eavesdropping on an ancient spiritual journey.” Your response to those two sentences will probably determine your overall response to the book.

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   Can you read the Bible in the same way as Jesus?

   • If you’ve ever wondered how to read the Bible in the same way as Jesus, this book provides an answer in a fun, easy-to-read format. Peter Enns takes you on a walk through the Bible, pointing out that it's impossible to read it as either a history book or a rulebook.

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   Why is the Bible not designed to “tell me what to do”?

   • The Bible isn’t designed to “tell me what to do” (135) because it is “so utterly disinterested in giving straight answers” (135). If so, then Enns finds himself in a dilemma. He either claims to get his moral norms from some other source (what is this mysterious source?), or he must claim to get them from Scripture.

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   Is the Bible treated as a manual too often?

   • The Bible is not treated as a 'handbook' or 'manual', according to Enns, despite the central claim of TBTMS. There are other examples of this treatment of the Bible.

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   Is the Bible a history book or a rulebook?

   • The Bible is not to be read as either a history book or a rulebook according to Peter Enns. In his book, he guides us through the Bible and explains the difficulties in interpreting it as such. He concludes this discussion in the New Testament, providing examples of how Jesus himself interpreted scripture in his day, emphasizing creative engagement with the scriptures.

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8. torreygazette.com › blog › 2014/10/22Book Review: The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns

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   Oct 22, 2014 · The Bible Tells Me So is a valuable example of hermeneutical criticism with an equally faulty hermeneutic. Enns, alongside the conservative Christians who refuse to commune with him, remains a puzzling example of enlightenment thinking that continues to tell people what the Bible must say and do.