{"product_id":"how-to-read-the-bible-in-changing-times-understanding-and-applying-gods-word-today-9780801072833","title":"How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today","description":"Many find it difficult to take words that were written thousands of years ago and apply them to twenty-first-century life in the Western world. How do we read God's unchanging Word in a world that is increasingly defined by change?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Read the Bible in Changing Times\u003c\/i\u003e shows everyday Christians how to interpret and apply the Scriptures regardless of time and culture. Rather than seeing the Bible as a magic answer book, a list of commands to obey, or a series of promises to claim, this insightful book allows the Bible to retain its identity as a complex, inspired document while showing that the truth it contains is relevant and life-changing. It shows the reader how to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edetermine the meaning of the text in its original context\u003cbr\u003eidentify culturally relative features\u003cbr\u003eunderstand what the text teaches about God, his will, and his purposes\u003cbr\u003eapply the truths discovered to contemporary life situations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt even shows readers how to discern God's will on the many modern issues that the Bible does not directly address.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark L. Strauss (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eDistorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFour Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e. His professional associations include the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328327389458,"sku":"9780801072833","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab54822a-1f08-431d-a47e-09d1163a8dba.jpg?v=1727735425","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-read-the-bible-in-changing-times-understanding-and-applying-gods-word-today-9780801072833","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}