| Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture Contributor(s): Brown, William P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664230571 ISBN-13: 9780664230579 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 220.13 |
| LCCN: 2007006717 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.33" W x 9.02" (0.63 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Reformed |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is the Bible infallible as some churches claim? Is it a historical document or a piece of literature, as scholars suggest? This helpful new book offers a brief introduction to the question of biblical authority, using essays by sixteen scholars who use the Bible as the word of God in their own religious tradition and scholarship. After William Brown introduces the basic issues of biblical authority, each scholar presents a different, but sympathetic, view from his or her own perspective. Included are traditional Reformed, Lutheran, Wesleyan, Catholic, Jewish, and Orthodox views; recent conservative and evangelical positions; and critical African American, Asian American, Hispanic, feminist, and womanist perspectives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, William P.: - William P. Brown is Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is the author a number of books including Character in Crisis: A Fresh Approach to the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament and Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor. |