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vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction Paying Attention to the Way We Read 1 Chapter 1  More than a Fortune Cookie: The Testimonies of Two Communities 9 Chapter 2  Neither Fact Book nor Catechism: Rethinking Biblical Authority 21 Chapter 3  Neither Science nor Anti-Science: Genesis, Geology, the Big Bang, and Darwin 35 Chapter 4  Neither Crystal Ball nor Horror Show: Understanding Biblical Prophecy 51 Chapter 5  Neither Rigid Rules nor Billy Club: The Nature of Biblical Ethics 63 Chapter 6  The Bible and Our Beliefs: Reflections on Christian Doctrine 85 Chapter 7 Life in the Spirit: The Gospel of Grace and Demand 103 Epilogue The Biblical Witness and the Word of God 129 Notes 133 ...

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