Description: How to Ruin Your Education and TV Viewing by Spencer D. Gear What will you do as a parent if your fourteen-year-old comes home from school and says, ""You and the teachers have been telling me Columbus discovered the Americas. Youve lied to me because that isnt true. There are no such things as facts, and I decide the meaning of what is written in my textbooks. Im the one who chooses the interpretation of any writing, including history and the stories of Columbus""? How are you going to answer, especially in light of what the Encyclopaedia Britannica states about Columbus? This book examines how historical Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan has dismantled education, TV viewing (by application), and religious studies with his postmodern deconstruction of the text. His theme is ""I formulate it here as I see it."" Texts and interpretations are out of the mind of Crossan. Using a hypothesis testing technique, the author challenges Crossans perspective that Jesuss resurrection was an apparition and not a bodily resurrection. Even though he calls on others to ""First, read the text,"" that is not what he does. The philosophical crusher has found him out to be contradictory in his assessment of history in his autobiography and his own writings on the historical Jesus. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Spencer D. Gear has been blessed with a diverse range of employment, starting in the 1960s as a radio DJ and TV newsreader. He taught church history, NT Greek, and counseling for five years at Commonwealth Bible College (now Alphacrucis College, Sydney, Australia.) Most of his professional life has been as a counselor of troubled youth and their families. Upon retirement, he pursued a PhD in New Testament with the University of Pretoria, South Africa (supervisor Professor Ernest van Eck), completing it in 2015. This book is an adaptation of part of that thesis. Review "Ive known Spencer Gear for many years, and Ive always found him to be a bright, dedicated scholar with the highest integrity and a heart for the welfare of Gods people. His book is both astute and helpful. Im looking forward to seeing how God will use it to build his kingdom." --Rodger Dalman, Old Testament scholar and author of Created for Conflict "Hypothesis testing technique, philosophical crushers, subjectivity in reading, appeal to objectivity in first reading the text, and Crossans challenge to first read the text. With this combination of lenses and methods of reading, Gear challenges Crossans understanding of the resurrection of Jesus. Interesting approach, interesting read." --Ernest van Eck, University of Pretoria, South Africa Review Quote "Ive known Spencer Gear for many years, and Ive always found him to be a bright, dedicated scholar with the highest integrity and a heart for the welfare of Gods people. His book is both astute and helpful. Im looking forward to seeing how God will use it to build his kingdom." --Rodger Dalman, Old Testament scholar and author of Created for Conflict "Hypothesis testing technique, philosophical crushers, subjectivity in reading, appeal to objectivity in first reading the text, and Crossans challenge to first read the text. With this combination of lenses and methods of reading, Gear challenges Crossans understanding of the resurrection of Jesus. Interesting approach, interesting read." --Ernest van Eck, University of Pretoria, South Africa Details ISBN1666735272 Short Title How to Ruin Your Education and TV Viewing Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1666735272 ISBN-13 9781666735277 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-03-31 Subtitle Five Lessons from John Dominic Crossan UK Release Date 2022-03-31 Author Spencer D. Gear Publisher Wipf & Stock Publishers Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-03-31 NZ Release Date 2022-03-31 US Release Date 2022-03-31 Pages 272 Imprint Wipf & Stock Publishers Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139209253;
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