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THE FORGOTTEN TREASURE READING THE BIBLE LIKE JESUS Gary D. Collier Price: $8.99 |
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Reviews The author, Gary D. Collier gcollier@ccrtc.com , July 28, 1998 Matthew Presents Jesus as Model for Reading Scripture This book (FT) attempts to present Jesus as a model for reading Scripture. The portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew is contrasted with that of the Pharisees to ask bluntly: "When we read Scripture, do we look more like Jesus or the Pharisees?" FT suggests that the important area of focus is not Jesus' methodology, but his interpretive stance. In Matthew, followers of Jesus are to be "scribes trained for the Kingdom of heaven," -- trained by Jesus, not by the Pharisees. There is a big difference even if some surface issues look similar. FT suggests that seeing Jesus in this light -- as a model for reading Scripture -- is a forgotten treasure in the midst of a befuddling array of current viewpoints on biblical hermeneutics. FT has grown out of more than two decades of teaching the topic in adult Bible classes, individual Bible studies, and private conversations, and is suitable for both group or private study. FT covers 13 chapters in 208! pages and combines an easy reading style with substantive endnotes for serious readers. It is divided into three major parts (Jesus as Mentor, The Text of Matthew, and Reading the Bible Like Jesus), and every chapter begins with a fresh translation of a specific text. |
