Liberating the Gospels
Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes
by John Shelby Spong

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In his boldest book since Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Bishop John Shelby Spong offers a compelling view of the Gospels as thoroughly Jewish texts. Spong powerfully argues that many of the key Gospel accounts of events in the life of Jesus - from the stories of his birth to his physical resurrection - are not literally true. He offers convincing evidence that the Gospels are a collection of Jewish midrashic stories written to convey the significance of Jesus. This remarkable discovery brings us closer to how Jesus was really understood in his day and should be in ours.

Book Reviews

	"Bishop Spong's work is a significant accomplishment."
	-Harvey Cox Thomas Professor of Divinity, Harvard University
	"Compelling, controversial, substantive, provocative, and original... remarkably convincing."
	-Rabbi Jack D. Spiro, Director Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Judaic Studies