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The Living Word of God: Rethinking the Theology of the Bible is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this volume Ben Witherington asks, “What does it mean to call the Bible ‘God’s word’?” In doing so, he takes on other recent studies which downplay the connection between history and theology, or between historical accuracy and truth claims. Witherington argues that the Bible is not merely to be viewed as a Word about God. Instead, he says that the Bible exhorts us to see the Bible as a living...

This verse deserves some unpacking. In the first place, Paul equates the message he proclaimed to the residents of Thessalonike with the word of God. Clearly the phrase refers to an oral proclamation here that was heard. If we ask what message Paul proclaimed, whatever else it contained, it surely contained the good news about Jesus, and perhaps in addition some quoting and exegeting of OT texts. Then Paul makes a remarkable statement. The Thessalonians received this proclamation as it actually was
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