About the Bible Short Answers to Big Questions

In About the Bible, Fretheim offers straightforward answers to reoccurring questions about how the Bible was written, organized, and interpretedand why people have such different opinions about what the Bible has to say. Fretheim goes beyond and discusses the role of prophets in the Bible, connections between the Old and New Testaments, the way the Bible uses metaphors and poetry, and faith-driven questions about the suffering and violence that appear in biblical texts.