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Biblical Knowing (Paperback)
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Description: With major themes like "the knowledge of good and
evil," "knowing that YHWH is your God," knowing that Jesus is the
Christ, and the goal of developing Israel into a "wise and
discerning people," Scripture clearly stresses human knowledge and
the consequences of error. We too long for confidence in our
understanding, the assurance that our most basic knowledge is not
ultimately incorrect. Biblical Knowing assesses what Israel knew,
but more importantly, how she was meant to know--introducing a
comprehensive Scriptural epistemology, firmly rooted in the
Scripture's own presentation of important epistemological events in
the story of Israel. Because modern philosophy has also made
authoritative claims about knowledge, Biblical Knowing engages
contemporary academic views of knowledge (e.g., Reformed
Epistemology, scientific epistemology, Virtue Epistemology, etc.)
and recent philosophical method (e.g., Analytic Theology),
assessing them for points of fittedness with or departure from
Scripture's own epistemology. Additionally, Biblical Knowing
explores what proper knowing looks like in the task of theology
itself, in the teaching and preaching of the church, and in the
context of counseling.Endorsements: "Dru Johnson attends carefully
to Scripture to elucidate the dimensions of human knowing it
exemplifies throughout. He compares biblical knowing favorably with
scientific epistemology in a Polanyian vein, and he contrasts it
with the myopic preoccupation with propositions in Anglo-American
analytic philosophy. Johnson taps his multi-disciplinary expertise
to bring Christian scholars a valuable study that itself calls us
to listening and participation in order to see a broader
reality."--Esther L. MeekAssociate Professor of PhilosophyGeneva
College"Dru Johnson's Biblical Knowing is a superb introduction to
the latest currents in scholarship seeking to elucidate the
philosophical content of Scripture. Johnson focuses on biblical
approaches to human knowledge, arguing that Scripture shies away
from propositional affirmations in favor of phenomenal experience
as constitutive of knowledge. In doing so he defends rigor and
clarity as biblical values, but boldly insists that these can be no
less present in biblical stories about gaining knowledge than in
the discursive arguments of later traditions. This is an excellent
work that deserves careful attention, opening up new horizons in
both philosophy and biblical studies."--Yoram Hazonyauthor of The
Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture"Biblical Knowing makes a significant
contribution to a fresh opening up of the relationship between
Scripture and philosophy. This is no easy task, requiring the
author to navigate philosophy, biblical studies, and theology. Dru
does this masterfully. The result is a lucid, accessible text, and
yet one that makes an original contribution. It is the sort of book
that I have been waiting for when teaching epistemology and I
suspect that many professors will have the same experience."--from
the foreword by Craig G. BartholomewH. Evan Runner Professor of
PhilosophyRedeemer University CollegeAbout the Contributor(s): Dru
Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at The King's
College in New York City. He is also the Templeton Associate
Research Fellow in Analytic Theology at the Institute for Advanced
Studies at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, Israel.
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