{"product_id":"9780692242964","title":"Does God Evolve?: Bible Stories You've Never Heard Before","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough close readings of overlooked tales and new angles on well-known ones, Lori Miles opens up paths through the Bible that you've never seen before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncovering the tracks of the Divine, she probes deeply into God's statements and silences, revealing a gripping saga of oscillating progressions and regressions, in such stories as: \u003cbr\u003e- The Garden of Eden and the Curiosity Tree\u003cbr\u003e- The magic chest, surmounted by two golden statues of angels, and a seat for God to sit on\u003cbr\u003e- Esau as overlooked First Saint in the Bible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving her magical way through back roads and undiscovered trails in the Good Book, Miles also champions those down-and-out creatures who have normally lived only on the margins of our consciousness: \u003cbr\u003e- Hagar and her young son Ishmael, cast out from Abraham's tent onto the vast nothingness of the barren desert\u003cbr\u003e- That Much-Maligned Caller-Up-of-the-Dead, the Witch of Endor\u003cbr\u003e- King David's long-suffering wife Michal--who is \"married to the mob\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraversing biblical landscapes and seeking out the shifting lairs of the divine, Miles opens up a world with stubbornness, tragedy, and even humor. Her sum-up: God needs us as much as we need Him; I think God is looking for a new kind of covenant with us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter diving into these fresh pages, you will never read the Bible with quite the same eyes again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WhiteOak Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014372344048,"sku":"9780692242964","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692242964_p0.jpg?v=1763609779","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692242964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}