Bible Study Book Review – The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible
August 7th, 2012 | 
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Robert J. Hutchinson wrote a stimulating and useful book that anyone with half a mind should read, at least for a balanced view of the Bible, in light of the onslaught of criticism.
Talk about an interesting book! He delves into what is said about a number of hot topics, including slavery in the Bible, the origins of universal human rights, homosexuality, and democracy and the concept of a limited government.
Re: slavery – he refutes what people say about early Christians condoning slavery.
Re: universal human rights – he points out how the early Christian religion attracted many women because they were treated more fairly and equally than other religions and social systems (he makes reference to the Apostle Paul’s statement about no distinctions between Jew or Greek, slave or freeman, mail or female).
Some other areas…
Re: veracity of stories – he shows how recent archaeological discoveries prove many Bible stories are accurate, and that modern science came from ideas conveyed in the Bible.
Re: belief – he contends that belief in a higher being is just as much a ‘leap of faith’ as is the belief that everything sprang from nothing.
Despite too many typos to be excused with today’s spell-checking technology, you may find yourself describing this book in a number of positive ways:
- engaging
- carefully crafted
- sprightly written
- witty
- scholarly
- the author is a superb wordsmith
- very readable
- a quick, easy read
- highly enjoyable.
Although you might find certain points (including some major ones) fall a little short on supporting documentation, or alternatives like a localized flood theory over the world-wide flood to be questionable, overall you may be impressed with the authors’ data and statistics and find his reasoning convincing.
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