Deweaponize: Re-examining how we read the Bible in pursuit of a more Christlike interpretation

Description

As we read the Bible in its cultural and linguistic context, we see a pattern emerge: God let his people tell their story about him in a way that made sense to them in their time and place. When we don’t recognize this, the Bible can and does become a tool, a weapon, of cultural control in the hands of the powerful. We miss out on the depth of beauty and love in its pages. From early church fathers to Rabbis, Reformers to modern theologians, Deweaponize examines the origins of seven theological concepts that have been weaponized to cause spiritual, emotional and even physical harm. If we allow ourselves to honestly re-examine our interpretations of the Bible with Jesus at the center, the Bible will cease to be a weapon of control and can become a life-giving salve that points a longing world to Jesus