The Bible Made Impossible by Christian Smith

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I just finished "The Bible Made Impossible" by Christian Smith and it was a great book. Smith argues why Biblicism is not a truly evangelical reading of Scripture and what a better way to read Scripture is.

He outlined the problems with Biblicism very well, they are problems that I had too but when I asked questions I was always shut down quickly for "questioning the Bible". Smith argues that if Biblicism is a correct reading of Scripture then it should be that everyone gets the same answers.

He then gives a great solution, that we need to read the Bible knowing that the Bible is about Jesus, and that Jesus is the central theme. Has anyone else read this book? I very much enjoyed it.

Here's two things I just wrote about this book, as well as Scot McKnight's "The Blue Parakeet" which is excellent also! (Not sure I did justice to either book).

The Bible Story - Part 1

The Bible Story - Part 2