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A guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the
first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what
to look out for? This Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12-50 unpacks
the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.
Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters' lives,
suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out
different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout.
With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a
detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your
biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God's presence in
everyday life.
Academy of Parish Clergy 2022 Top Five Reference Book There are few
biblical texts more familiar to Christians than Psalm 23: "The Lord
is my shepherd; I shall not want . . ." It is one of the Bible's
most popular passages, retaining a special place in ministry and
giving hope to the burdened. Internationally recognized Old
Testament scholar Richard Briggs helps readers understand the power
and vision of Psalm 23. He offers a close word-by-word and
phrase-by-phrase reading of this classic and beloved text, showing
how it can speak afresh to the life of the church today. Briggs
explores the reception of Psalm 23 down through the ages, covers
background issues, and examines the ways the psalm addresses
practical issues such as stress, death, enemies, and hope. The book
helps reconnect the Christian church to the Old Testament, making
it perfect for sermon preparation and small group study. The
Touchstone Texts series addresses key Bible passages, making
high-quality biblical scholarship accessible for the church. The
series editor is Stephen B. Chapman, Duke Divinity School.
Synopsis: What does it mean to take the Bible seriously? This
introductory book explores how Scripture itself gives us the
resources to read it wisely. First, it looks at the basic questions
of reading in context--historical, literary, and theological--and
understanding the significance of the two-testament structure of
the Christian Bible. Then it looks at how the Bible can itself
contribute to shaping a wise doctrine of Scripture. Finally, it
considers some of the many hermeneutical perspectives that
contribute to reading the Bible wisely. New to this revised edition
are chapters addressing the significance of the Old Testament, the
performative function of Scripture, and how reading Scripture
actually helps form the reader. The aim throughout is to explore
key questions critical to the task of reading the Bible generously,
constructively, and in a comprehensible way, without
oversimplifying core theological issues. Endorsements: "Reading and
interpreting the Bible is both necessary and challenging. Richard
Briggs turns his masterly hand to this and provides an excellent
introduction and guide. Writing in an engaging and reflective
style, he covers a good deal of ground expertly and accessibly and
makes available to the reader his own wisdom and insight. Take
Richard as your wise guide in this adventure of faith " -Ian Paul
St. John's College, Nottingham "Briggs both thinks and writes
wisely. He draws deeply on scholarly resources, lucidly
synthesizing crucial ideas from a variety of academic
sub-disciplines, while nimbly avoiding the academic tendency to
become embroiled in technical jargon and remaining alert to the
experience of curious believers encountering the Bible. Readers
will absorb a great deal of learning and wisdom with astonishingly
little effort and will find their experience of reading the Bible
transformed." -Maria Poggi Johnson University of Scranton "With
wit, sophistication, and engaging prose, Briggs cuts away much of
the dry rot in biblical studies that threatens to the keep the
Bible from actually being useful in the church. This book takes
Scripture seriously and has taught me that too often attempts to do
so fall short because they rely on 'methods.' Finally, something
readable to give to Christian friends and family members who ask
for a good book on how to interpret the Bible." -Joel N. Lohr
Trinity Western University "Written with warmth, wit, and wisdom,
Reading the Bible Wisely is a much-needed encouragement to let
Scripture be Scripture--in reading it, thinking about it, and
living it. -Antony Billington London Institute for Contemporary
Christianity "Richard Briggs offers a series of test cases by which
to examine the meaning of biblical texts and the issues involved in
their theological interpretation. Paying close attention to the
assumptions we bring to Scripture and how it transforms our
understanding, Briggs writes with a perceptive eye for detail, an
unostentatious but profound and rigorous scholarship, and a
sparkling, evocative style. A must for anyone wanting to grow in
their appreciation of God's Word today." -Richard Harvey All
Nations College, United Kingdom Author Biography: Richard S. Briggs
is Lecturer in Old Testament and Director of Biblical Studies at
Cranmer Hall, St. John's College, Durham University, England, where
he teaches Old Testament. He is the author of Words in Action:
Speech Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation (2001) and The
Virtuous Reader: Old Testament Narrative and Interpretive Virtue
(2010).
How should Christian readers of scripture hold appropriate and
constructive tensions between exegetical, critical, hermeneutical,
and theological concerns? This book seeks to develop the current
lively discussion of theological hermeneutics by taking an extended
test case, the book of Numbers, and seeing what it means in
practice to hold all these concerns together. In the process the
book attempts to reconceive the genre of "commentary" by combining
focused attention to the details of the text with particular
engagement with theological and hermeneutical concerns arising in
and through the interpretive work. The book focuses on the main
narrative elements of Numbers 11–25, although other passages are
included (Numbers 5, 6, 33). With its mix of genres and its
challenging theological perspectives, Numbers offers a range of
difficult cases for traditional Christian hermeneutics. Briggs
argues that the Christian practice of reading scripture requires
engagement with broad theological concerns, and brings into his
discussion Frei, Auerbach, Barth, Ricoeur, Volf, and many other
biblical scholars. The book highlights several key formational
theological questions to which Numbers provides illuminating
answers: What is the significance and nature of trust in God? How
does holiness (mediated in Numbers through the priesthood)
challenge and redefine our sense of what is right, or "fair"? To
what extent is it helpful to conceptualize life with God as a
journey through a wilderness, of whatever sort? Finally, short of
whatever promised land we may be, what is the context and role of
blessing?
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