A leading biblical scholar's landmark work challenges the
historical realism that has dominated the discipline for more than
two centuries How can a modern person, informed by science and
history, continue to recite the traditional creeds and confessions
of the Christian church? What does the Bible mean and how do we
verify biblical truths? In this groundbreaking book, a leading
biblical scholar urges readers to be more creative interpreters of
biblical texts, mapping out an alternative way of reading that is
not first and foremost about understanding what those texts would
have meant for the original authors and readers. Limiting our study
to the ancient meaning of the text, he argues, has produced either
bad history, or bad theology, or both. One cannot derive robustly
orthodox Christian doctrine or theology from a mere "historical"
interpretation of the Bible. Martin offers instead theological
readings of the New Testament that are faithful to Christian
orthodoxy as generally understood, but without attempting a
"foundationalist" understanding of the meaning of the text. His
provocative and ambitious book demonstrates how theology and
scripture can remain vital in the twenty-first century.
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