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People of the Book - Inviting Communities Into Biblical Interpretation (Paperback)
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Synopsis: We live in an era when the Bible appears to be less and
less relevant to mainstream cultures. Those who do care about the
Scriptures tend to derive their interpretations secondhand, from
the preacher's pulpit or from generalized study guides written by
complete strangers. These approaches overlook the communal and
conversational nature of the Bible itself. If we hope to recover
the transformative power of these ancient texts, and invite our
world to reconsider their significance, we will need to engage
whole communities together in the bottom-up task of interpretation.
People of the Book was written to offer an organic-holistic
approach to communal interpretation, an approach that can work for
your community and appeal to your wider culture. Halcomb and
McNinch envision the Bible as a conversation we are privileged to
enter: listening, questioning, wrestling, reasoning, and responding
together as authentic people of the Book. Endorsements: "For too
long we've seen ourselves as culture warriors engaged in a 'battle
for the Bible.' Halcomb and McNinch propose a new way through the
misery this metaphor makes. What if instead we are conversation
partners engaged in a communal search for the meaning and
implications of a text that can transform us together? What if this
is what it really means to be 'a people of the book'?" --Ken Wilson
Author of Mystically Wired: Exploring New Realms in Prayer "Too
many Christian communities cultivate an innocuous church-talk that
isn't really about anything and that does not wrestle with the
scriptural text. People of the Book offers a rich and compelling
alternative in which Christian communities allow themselves to be
shaped by their open-ended, holistic, and conversational grappling
with the church's book." --Gary J. Dorrien Author of Economy,
Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice Author
Biography: T. Michael W. Halcomb is a PhD candidate in biblical
studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and
teaches at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington,
Kentucky. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Entering
the Fray: A Primer on New Testament Issues for the Church &
Academy (Wipf & Stock). Timothy McNinch is the founding pastor
of Vineyard Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He worked for several
years as a campus staff member for InterVarsity Christian
Fellowship.
General
Imprint: |
Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
T Michael W Halcomb
• Timothy C. McNinch
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
164 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61097-927-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-61097-927-3 |
Barcode: |
9781610979276 |
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