{"product_id":"how-to-read-the-bible-9780393329544","title":"How to Read the Bible","description":"The \u003cem\u003eHow to Read\u003c\/em\u003e series provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon. These books use excerpts from the major texts to explain essential topics, such as the definition and role of God in the Bible, the most influential book in human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The trouble with reading the Bible is that it claims to be God's autobiography; so the first thing readers must do is decide what they understand about God and how they are going to interpret his role in the rambling library of books that claims his authorship. Richard Holloway offers a usefully dialectical approach to this central question that will allow unbelievers as well as believers to profit from a study of the most influential book in human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolloway, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Holloway\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former Bishop of Edinburgh and Gresham Professor of Divinity. Now a writer and broadcaster, he is the author of more than twenty books, including, \u003cem\u003eGodless Morality\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eDoubts and Loves\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) and \u003cem\u003eLooking in the Distance\u003c\/em\u003e (2004). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and is Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritchley, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Critchley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a best-selling author and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dead Philosophers, Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTragedy, the Greeks, and Us\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410987192594,"sku":"9780393329544","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_918066de-b5a3-463d-a2e5-82f5b03a0aee.jpg?v=1729309675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-read-the-bible-9780393329544","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}