The Bible Doesn't Say That by Joel M. Hoffman

The Bible Doesn't Say That

40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings

Joel M. Hoffman

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · February 16, 2016

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Who it’s for
Forty brisk corrections that turn familiar scriptural assumptions slightly sideways.
Genres
Bible Criticism & Interpretation, New Testament Interpretation, Old Testament Interpretation
Published
St. Martin's Press, February 16, 2016

About this book

The Bible Doesn't Say That explores what the Bible meant before it was misinterpreted over the past 2,000 years. Acclaimed translator and biblical scholar Dr. Joel M. Hoffman walks the reader through dozens of mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings about the Bible.

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In forty short, straightforward chapters, he covers morality, life-style, theology, and biblical imagery, including: *The Bible doesn't call homosexuality a sin, and it doesn't advocate for the one-man-one-woman model of the family that has been dubbed "biblical." *The Bible's famous "beat their swords into plowshares" is matched by the militaristic, "beat your plowshares into swords." *The often-cited New Testament quotation "God so loved the world" is a mistranslation, as are the titles "Son of Man" and "Son of God." *The Ten Commandments don't prohibit killing or coveting. What does the Bible say about violence? About the Rapture? About keeping kosher? About marriage and divorce? Hoffman provides answers to all of these and more, succinctly explaining how so many pivotal biblical answers came to be misunderstood.

Quick Corrections

Forty brisk corrections that turn familiar scriptural assumptions slightly sideways.

Come here for

  • tight debunking of familiar Bible misunderstandings
  • a conversational, bite-size format for dipping in

Expect

  • clear-headed, discussion-ready provocations
  • daily chunks built for teaching or a book club

Where it sits

Bible Criticism & Interpretation75%
Old Testament Interpretation70%
New Testament Interpretation41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Bible Criticism & Interpretation
  • Christian History
  • Jewish History
Authors
Joel M. Hoffman
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
February 16, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Bible Criticism & Interpretation