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I can't imagine fundamentalists would enjoy this book because it lays to one side or 'brackets' the truth claims of the Bible, but I found it exciting and liberating. By thinking about the various texts that make up the New Testament in terms of their rhetoric, imagery, characterisation of persons and events, implicit presuppositions (as well as explicit arguments), and intended audiences, it opens up entirely new perspectives for someone (like me) who grew up thinking of these texts in purely didactic or historical terms. In other words, this book considers the New Testament texts as created by human authors, using fictive (meaning constructed purposefully, not dishonest) techniques.