"When we ask God about God, God shows us Jesus. When we ask Jesus about God, Jesus tells us a story."

RHE takes a look at the different literary genres in the Bible and how reading the works for what they are can open up new depths of nuance in what the Bible should and can mean for Christians. Different than how many evangelicals are taught, the Bible was never intended to be an end-all-be-all proof text to provide a slick answer for whatever the political hot topic du jour is. As RHE points out, even hardliner FF Bruce said that Paul would be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his letters are being applied as Torah.

RHE herself is a great storyteller, weaving together retellings of Biblical vignettes with episodes from her own life, quotes from theologians, and pop culture references. She also read the audio for this book, so her voice was another layer of goodness. While the information was not new to me (I've been reading "dangerous" theology books for a while now), her packaging is light and entertaining and I didn't think it was a waste to listen anyways. Quite the contrary, I am glad I finally took the time to read an RHE book. While I was listening, I felt repeatedly sad that the Christian community lost such a wonderful, grace-filled voice. Truly much about life and God remains a mystery, with Biblical authors scratching their heads alongside us.