Communism in the Bible [Paperback]

Jose P. Miranda (Author), Robert R. Barr (Translator)

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Text: English, Spanish (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers (December 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592444687
• ISBN-13: 978-1592444687
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,780,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Provocative Book, July 12, 2010

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J P Romack (Phnom Penh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Communism in the Bible (Paperback)

Along with another book on Liberation Theology I just finished a second reading of this book almost 25 years after first reading it while living in the Philippines. I am glad to have given this book a second go. Lot's of food for thought. I grew up in the US at a time when it was virtually impossible to have a discussion about communism. That is probably true today as well but for different reasons. Miranda approaches the subject from a biblical perspective rather than starting with Marx-Engels. Most interesting to me is the author's contention that God is not opposed to wealth but rather he is opposed to disparity in wealth, some with more than they need while other do not have what they need. Further to this, his elucidation of how capitalistic assumptions have even inhibited faithful interpretation and translation of the Bible is entirely plausible. I was disappointed but not entirely surprised that the author seemed to buy into the myth of redemptive violence as a way of rectifying economic injustice. This is a very worthwhile book for those who are reading and thinking about the impact of consumerism and other economic issues for the church today in 2010.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christ Was a Communist, January 11, 2006

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Michael Francisconi (Dillon Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Communism in the Bible (Paperback)

What was special about the message was it the narcissism of redemption and salvation of the self, or was it the selflessness of living for the other? Primacy of the poor, the poor are special because they suffer the most, or were the abdication of ethical responsibility by salvation through grace? Jose` Miranda answers these questions.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is about Community, not Communism., February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Communism in the Bible (Paperback)

Communism has never been allowed. Miranda challenges all those who accept previously unquestioned beliefs and challenges people to think for themselves. We are being conned by popular religion, Miranda aks us to think again.