How the Church Fathers Read the Bible

How the Church Fathers Read the BibleA Short Introduction Read the Scriptures with the insight of our forebears Christians live in the house built by the church fathers. The fathers' reading of the Scriptures shaped key doctrines that are essential to Christianity. But appreciating how the fathers read the Bible is not just for the historically curious, as if it were only a matter of literary archaeology. Nor should it be intimidating. Rather, the fathers gleaned insights from Scripture

ultimately providing scholars and serious students a significant model for approaching and understanding Christian theology

Having spent several years living in North Africa and the Middle East

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and for parents and children on topics such as communication

based on Fensham's own fresh translation of the biblical texts

displays the growth of the church from the Reformation times to the present within the cultural

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A Creative Guide to Encountering Scripture

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