Scripture Twisting 20 Ways the Cults Misread the Bible

How often have you encountered some bizarre doctrine only to be stunned to hear a Bible verse quoted to support it? With new religious cults springing up almost daily and old ones growing rapidly, this is more and more common. How are they seemingly able to twist Scripture to mean something orthodox Christians have never believed it to mean in two thousand years?
James Sire, author of The Universe Next Door and How to Read Slowly, has isolated twenty separate kinds of reading errors which are characteristically made by cultists as they interpret the Bible. He covers the full range from simple misquotation to complex argumentation which links one slightly eccentric interpretation to another, mixes in a few orthodox readings and ends with a conclusion totally foreign to the biblical world view. Sire also handles twisted translation, overspecification, virtue by association, ignoring the context and other flawed interpretations. A book to help us all become better readers of the Scriptures.

About the author

James W. Sire (1933-2018) was a widely respected apologist, author, and lecturer who served for more than thirty years as senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He is the author of over twenty books, including the seminal apologetics title The Universe Next Door, Apologetics Beyond Reason, and Discipleship of the Mind.

Summary

James W. Sire describes 20 different ways that cults misread and misrepresent the Bible, helping us all become more careful readers.

Product details

• Authors: James W. Sire, James W Sire
• Publisher: Ivp
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.10.1980
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780877846116
• ISBN: 978-0-87784-611-6
• Pages: 184
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21 x 1.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 233 g
• Series: No Series Linked
• Subjects: RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics; Religion - Socialissues