Reading and Writing Scripture in New Religious Movements

New Bibles and New Revelations

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av E. Gallagher

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New religious movements both read the Bible in creative ways and produce their own texts that aspire to scriptural status. From the creation stories in Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the life of Jesus and the apocalypse, they develop their self-understandings through reading and writing scripture.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-12-19
Mått140 x 216 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
Antal sidor307
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349493067

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Introduction PART I: NEW VISIONS 1. A Teenaged Prophet, A Golden Bible, and Continuing Revelation 2. The Lamb of God and The Chosen Vessel: a Prophetic Lineage in the Adventist Tradition 3. Straight from the Devil: Holy Books in Contemporary Satanism PART II: NEW READINGS 4. Aliens and Adams: Reimagining Creation 5. Black and White and Read All Over: Re-Reading the Ten Commandments 6. Beyond the Gospels: New Visions of the Life of Jesus 7. The End of the World as They Know It: Revelations about Revelation PART III: NEW WRITINGS 8. Books of Guidance for a New Age and a New Paganism 9. A Moorish Koran and a New Age Bible 10. It's All in the Mind: Christian Science and A Course in Miracles Conclusion