Author James K Stewart The Bible

James K Stewart author of the book The Bible According to Jim.

In 1976, Rev. Dr. James K. Stewart read the entire 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 school. 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 male bias has been promoted by the church in all ages. 

This book has evolved from the frustration of listening to clergy preach on Old Testament stories and knowing their knowledge comes from commentaries written in the 19th century. Biblical Hebrew speaks clearly to those who listen. Proper nouns enrich the Biblical stories. 

Women have a voice and are major contributors to scripture but not from all traditions. The book speaks of the two main traditions, which provide most of the information. The main contributor is Yahwist (male supremacy) and the other major contributor is Elohist (male and female equality). In the Yahwistic tradition, women are blamed for man’s sin.