The Bible According to Jim: The Bible You Never Hear Preached in Church! - Tapa blanda

In 1976, Rev. Dr. Stewart read the whole Bible for the first time and became fascinated with God’s relationship with creation. After an early life in construction, Dr. Stewart felt God’s calling and returned to university. At university, he majored in ancient history and studied the Hebrew language. His exegetical work is taken directly from biblical Hebrew and Greek. This ability has helped him understand how ancient male bias has been promoted by the church in all ages. As a student of the Bible, he has come to see how the women’s voice has often been suppressed. He has also come to appreciate that when it is not suppressed, a certain beauty shines forth. Knowledge of scripture, from the Hebrew perspective, allowed him to discover how the male voice can make a positive statement at the beginning of a story and then go on to contradict the statement by describing the negative actions that followed. Dr. Stewart lives in Milverton, Ontario, with his wife, Marjorie, of forty-five years; they enjoy visiting their two children and five grandchildren. Retirement has given him the opportunity to research, write, and play golf. 

—Ordained as an Elder in Chedoke Presbyterian Church in 1981 
—Attended McMaster University, Hamilton, in1996 
—Diploma in Theology, Knox College, Toronto 
—Master of Divinity degree, University of Toronto 
—Doctor of Ministry, Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio 
—Certificate course in conflict management, Conrad Grebel, Waterloo 
—Ordained to Ministry of Word and Sacraments in 2001 
—Pastor of churches in Bathurst, New Brunswick, and Milverton, Ontario 
—Retired in 2012 
—Past Master of Corinthian Lodge #513, Hamilton, Ontario 
—Past Most Wise Sovereign of Hamilton Chapter of Rose Croix 
—Honorary Member of Supreme Council AASR 33
—Jim was a master scuba instructor.
—He loves diving and fi shing in the Caribbean.

The book has evolved out of the frustration of listening to clergy preach on Old Testament stories, knowing their knowledge comes from commentaries written in the nineteenth century. Biblical Hebrew speaks clearly to those who listen as proper nouns help tell the stories. Women have a voice as well as a major contribution, but not from all traditions. The book speaks of the two main traditions that provide most of the information. The main contributor is Yahwist (male supremacy). The other contributor is Elohists (male and female equality. Throughout the Bible, women are blamed for man's sin. I reveal the real reason Pharaoh went after the slaves, point out where the Hebrew priest still carried out human sacrifices in the temple, discus Dinah's plight to marry outside her tribe, and Israel's preference for incest. I will explain how we celebrate Maundy Thursday on the wrong night, how Jesus did in fact die on the cross and spent three nights in the grave, as well as talk about Jesus as the Son of God. You will learn the proper translation of the faith, hope, and charity passage and how the book of James correctly understands Christ's mission to redeem the redeemable.