The Bible for grown-ups : a new look at the good book
(Book)

Prologue

The Old Testament (1. The structure of the Bible ; 2. The authority of the Bible ; 3. The historical context: the world in which the Old Testament took shape ; 4. The structure and purpose of the Old Testament ; 5. The Old Testament as history: what story does the Old Testament tell? And is it true? ; 6. The Old Testament as morality: what kind of god is God? What morality does the Old Testament teach? And is it 'right'? ; 7. Who wrote the Old Testament? First attempts at a scientific reading ; 8. So

who did write the Old Testament? ; 9. Conclusion: if there is no single message in the Old Testament, what are its messages?)

Part two: The New Testament (1. The historical context: the world Jesus was born into (587 BC

1 AD) ; 2. The structure and purpose of the New Testament: the mission statement for Christians ; 3. The New Testament as history: is the story true? ; 4. The New Testament as morality: what morality (and what theology) does the New Testament teach? ; 5. The historical context (continued): the world of the 1st century AD, the world in which Jesus lived (4 BC to the early 30s AD) and the New Testament was written ; 6. So

who wrote the New Testament? ; 7. Who did Jesus think he was? ; 8. The New Testament: conclusion)

Part three: A vision of freedom (1. Is there a different way to read the Bible? ; 2. Three Bible passages: a literary appreciation ; 3. The sum of the parts: reading the Bible as a unity)

Appendix 1: Books of the Old Testament

Appendix 2: Books of the New Testament)