For the Love of God: The Bible as an Open Book

by Alicia Suskin Ostriker

Book Overview

Quoting King Solomon's famous prayer to God at the Temple in Jerusalem, "Behold, the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded," Alicia Suskin Ostriker posits a God who cannot be contained by dogma and doctrine. Troubled by the way the Bible has become identified in our culture with a monolithic authoritarianism, Ostriker focuses instead on the extraordinary variability of Biblical writing. For the Love of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813542006
• ISBN13: 9780813542003
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

The Bible as an open book

I enjoyed Ostriker's book and was challenged by it. I'd recommend it for anyone with an open mind whose faith is strong. On the other hand those who think the Bible is either dull or overly violent might find a new and interesting perspective here. And those who find themselves on the margin of common church theology may well find it refreshing. As a result of reading it I've taken up Ecclesiastes for my devotional reading.