What Are Biblical Values?: What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues

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What does the Bible actually say about many of todays most contentious moral issues? For drawing attention to the relevant scriptures and for guidance in recognizing what are and arent valid interpretations of them Collins pertinent brief is beyond praiseworthy.Booklist (starred review) Collins pours a lifetime of scholarship into this study of what the Bible says about controversial ethical topics. Its highly readable and its honest.Jane McBride Christian Century Many people today claim that their positions on various issues are grounded in biblical values and they use scriptural passages to support their claims. But the Bible was written over the course of several hundred years and contains contradictory positions on many issues. The Bible seldom provides simple answers; it more often shows the complexity of moral problems. Can we really speak of biblical values? In this eye-opening book one of the worlds leading biblical scholars argues that when we read the Bible with care we are often surprised by what we find. Examining what the Bible actually says on a number of key themes John Collins covers a vast array of topics including the right to life gender the role of women the environment slavery and liberation violence and zeal and social justice. With clarity and authority he invites us to dramatically reimagine the basis for biblical ethics in the world today.