{"product_id":"better-ways-to-read-the-zach-w-lambert-9781587436680","title":"Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing","description":"Zach Lambert has seen the Bible used countless times as something far from the \"Good Book\"--both in his own life and in the experiences of others. He has seen the Bible weaponized to subjugate women, justify racism, bash LGBTQ+ people, cover up abuse, and exclude people who speak out against these injustices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBetter Ways to Read the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLambert calls readers to a more Christlike interpretation of Scripture. Lambert has created this accessible guide to help readers dismantle four common lenses for reading Scripture that lead to harm--Literalism, Apocalypse, Moralism, and Hierarchy. Instead, he offers four new lenses--Jesus, Context, Flourishing, and Fruitfulness--that promote wholeness, inclusion, and flourishing for all people. This book transforms the Bible from a weapon that condemns, oppresses, and excludes into a tool that helps and heals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Ways to Read the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes a foreword by Beth Allison Barr, welcomes all Christians to reengage Scripture in life-giving ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zach W. Lambert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158743668X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587436680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Zach W. Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46546126307583,"sku":"9781587436680","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13633833-cda5-4129-b3ad-1f14a61fd74a.jpg?v=1738184190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/better-ways-to-read-the-zach-w-lambert-9781587436680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}