The Origins of the Bible, Part IV The Story of the Yahwist Document

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on April, 9 2008

Thus far in this series on the origins of the Bible,
my efforts have been directed toward how the Torah, which
contains the oldest material found in the …

The Jesus Seminar and the Future of Scholarship in ChristianChurches

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 26 2008

Recently a meeting of the Jesus Seminar was convened in Santa
Rosa, California. It attracted about 500 people including
fellows, associates and visitors, who came from 42 states of this

The Origins of the Bible, Part II Biblical Contradictions, Discredited Attitudes and Horror Stories

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 19 2008

The aura of holiness, the defense shield that endows the Bible with an unchallengeable authority, can exist only so long as people do not bother to read its …

The Origins of the Bible, Part 1: Examining the AuraCreated Around the Bible

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on March, 5 2008

Publisher’s Note: Last summer John Shelby Spong began a
series of lectures at the Highlands Institute for American
Religious and Philosophical Thought in Highlands, North …