Moving Beyond the Bounds: A Response to the Segregationist Interpretation of Acts 17:26
Conflicts over Bible interpretation frequently threaten to undermine the evangelical worldview, as sceptics claim, 'You can make the Bible say anything you want.' This article resolves a classic conflict that arose when people holding opposite views on racial segregation used the same Bibl...
| Published in: | Evangelical review of theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paternoster Periodicals
2022
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Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 226-238 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HC New Testament KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Christians
B United States B Bible B Biblical Studies B Civil War B Culture |
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| Summary: | Conflicts over Bible interpretation frequently threaten to undermine the evangelical worldview, as sceptics claim, 'You can make the Bible say anything you want.' This article resolves a classic conflict that arose when people holding opposite views on racial segregation used the same Bible verse to defend their positions. It provides an excellent illustration of what can happen when we let cultural convictions guide our biblical studies rather than the reverse. |
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| ISSN: | 0144-8153 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology
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