Free for All: Rediscovering the Bible in Community

By Daniel Rhodes and Tim Conder

Say "free-for-all," and most people imagine a brawl. But what if we had a free-for-all with the Bible? What if we opened it up to aggressive interpretation within the communities of our local churches? In this provocative book, Tim Conder and Daniel Rhodes explore the critical need to encounter Scripture collectively, and then they invite us to listen in as a group from their church delves into four Bible passages-the obscure, the emotive, the familiar, and the controversial. Free for All makes a compelling case for communities as a valid authority for biblical interpretation. The authors show that communities are capable of breaking open the texts in fresh and surprising ways, unleashing them anew into our lives. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080107147X
• ISBN13: 9780801071478
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"