Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian

Christian theology has lacked a tradition resembling Jewish midrash (inquiring or expounding) to explore beyond the literal texts of Scripture. Francis H. Wade fills that gap with Biblical Fracking: Midrash for the Modern Christian. As he writes in the introduction Biblical fracking in the spirit of its historical roots and its geological namesake means reaching into the cracks and crevasses of the biblical narrative to extract the richness that lurks there. All forms of fracking have potential for benefit as well as abuse. Wade leads us on the narrow path to where we can hear Gods word in fresh ways. For example he asks readers to consider how Sarah felt when Abraham left to sacrifice their only son Isaac. What was it like to have the quixotic Peter as a husband or to have a brother like Jesus? Was Judas Iscariot simply the venal betrayer as commonly caricatured or was he a devoted disciple who tried to force Jesus hand? In these and other expositions Wade reveals Scriptures celebrated and obscure figures with empathy designed to enrich our understanding of the Bibles saints and sinners people much like ourselves.