{"product_id":"the-bible-tells-me-so-why-defending-scripture-has-made-us-unable-to-read-it-9780062272034","title":"The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe controversial Bible scholar and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God's Word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction or accepted among the conservative evangelical community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRejecting the increasingly complicated intellectual games used by conservative Christians to \"protect\" the Bible, Enns was conflicted. \u003cem\u003eIs this what God really requires? How could God's plan for divine inspiration mean ignoring what is really written in the Bible?\u003c\/em\u003e These questions eventually cost Enns his job--but they also opened a new spiritual path for him to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bible Tells Me So\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Enns's spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace God's Word as it is actually written. As he explores questions progressive evangelical readers of Scripture commonly face yet fear voicing, Enns reveals that they are the very questions that God wants us to consider--the essence of our spiritual study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnns, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter Enns is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Enns speaks at schools, churches, and seminars across the country and is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sin of Certainty, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bible Tells Me So, Inspiration\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Incarnation\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631057899794,"sku":"9780062272034","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fbf43ce-4cd0-477d-b9a6-00a1b63d5d8f.jpg?v=1732765326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bible-tells-me-so-why-defending-scripture-has-made-us-unable-to-read-it-9780062272034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}