The difficulty of interpreting the Bible is felt all over today. Is
the Bible still authoritative for the faith and practice of the
church? If so, in what way? What practices of reading offer the
most appropriate approach to understanding Scripture? The church's
lack of clarity about these issues has hindered its witness and
mission, causing it to speak with an uncertain voice to the
challenges of our time.
This important book is for a twenty-first-century church that
seems to have lost the art of reading the Bible attentively and
imaginatively. "The Art of Reading Scripture" is written by a group
of eminent scholars and teachers seeking to recover the church's
rich heritage of biblical interpretation in a dramatically changed
cultural environment. Asking how best to read the Bible in a
postmodern context, the contributors together affirm up front Nine
Theses that provide substantial guidance for the church. The essays
and sermons that follow both amplify and model the approach to
Scripture outlined in the Nine Theses.
Lucidly conceived, carefully written, and shimmering with fresh
insights, "The Art of Reading Scripture" proposes a far-reaching
revolution in how the Bible is taught in theological seminaries and
calls pastors and teachers in the church to rethink their practices
of using the Bible.
Contributors: Gary A. Anderson
Richard Bauckham
Brian E. Daley
Ellen F. Davis
Richard B. Hays
James C. Howell
Robert W. Jenson
William Stacy Johnson
L. Gregory Jones
Christine McSpadden
R. W. L. Moberly
David C. Steinmetz
Marianne Meye Thompson
General
| Imprint: |
William B. Eerdmans
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2003 |
| First published: |
2003 |
| Editors: |
Ellen F. Davis
• Richard B. Hays
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 159 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
334 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8028-1269-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8028-1269-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780802812698 |
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