![]() He argues that the Bible is filled with re-worked stories, many of which are made up entirely, and yet he seems to know which stories really happened and which did not. He claims that the Bible presents a diabolical genocidal God, yet he insists that we still “meet God in its pages” (3). He claims the Canaanite Conquest is immoral, yet argues that the Bible provides no clear guide for morality. But, it becomes quickly apparent to the reader that the contradictions are really in Enns’ own worldview. Enns intended it to be a book about contradictions in the Bible. In the end, The Bible Tells Me So is a book about contradictions. ![]() My full-length review of Enns is now available over at The Gospel Coalition. ![]() Tony Campolo also offers a blurb, but qualifies it with the statement, “ have some problems with what he has written.” Given that Campolo is no fundamentalist, this is a telling statement.Īnother telling statement is the inside flap of the book cover which states, “In The Bible Tells Me So, Enns wants to do for the Bible what Rob Bell did for hell in Love Wins.” That about says it all. Endorsers of the book include Rob Bell, Rachel Held Evans, and Brian Mclaren. ![]() It’s quite a bold piece of work, with a lot of serious claims about the role and purpose of the Bible. Pete Enns has just released his latest book, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending the Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It (HarperOne, 2014). ![]()
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