{"product_id":"how-to-read-the-bible-mark-l-strauss-9780801072833","title":"How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today","description":"Many find it difficult to take words that were written thousands of years ago and apply them to twenty-first-century life in the Western world. How do we read God's unchanging Word in a world that is increasingly defined by change?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Read the Bible in Changing Times\u003c\/i\u003e shows everyday Christians how to interpret and apply the Scriptures regardless of time and culture. Rather than seeing the Bible as a magic answer book, a list of commands to obey, or a series of promises to claim, this insightful book allows the Bible to retain its identity as a complex, inspired document while showing that the truth it contains is relevant and life-changing. It shows the reader how to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edetermine the meaning of the text in its original context\u003cbr\u003eidentify culturally relative features\u003cbr\u003eunderstand what the text teaches about God, his will, and his purposes\u003cbr\u003eapply the truths discovered to contemporary life situations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt even shows readers how to discern God's will on the many modern issues that the Bible does not directly address.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark L. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801072832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801072833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Mark L. Strauss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990348235007,"sku":"9780801072833","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbf9f5b3-f421-497c-a5d1-77957a87eca8.jpg?v=1683304193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-the-bible-mark-l-strauss-9780801072833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}