The Word of a Humble God: The Origins, Inspiration, and Interpretation of Scripture - Couverture souple

Keen, Karen R

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802878695 ISBN 13 : 9780802878694

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2022

Synopsis

"Scripture is a spring of life-giving, life-altering truth, but when we don't understand how and why it came to us, we end up misusing it."

How did we get the Bible? And why does it matter? History reveals that Scripture can be used for both life-giving and destructive purposes. Discovering the Bible's origins makes all the difference for fostering redemptive interpretation of Scripture. Bringing together both historical criticism and theology, this investigation examines ancient scribal culture through the lens of faith. What we find is a divine-human collaboration that points to the character of God and the value of human agency.

In this concise presentation of a breadth of scholarship usually only found across multiple volumes, Karen Keen offers a vital introduction to the material origins of the Bible, theories of inspiration, and the history of biblical interpretation--with reflections on what this all means for us as we read Scripture today. Through the ins and outs of these important topics, and with the aid of thought-provoking questions and learning activities at the end of each chapter, Keen argues that the Bible and its origins reveal a humble God who invites us to imitate that humility--a humility that is itself the most powerful antidote to the misinterpretation and abuse of Scripture.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Karen R. Keen is a biblical scholar, author, and spiritual care provider who has taught biblical and theological studies in both academic and church settings. She currently teaches classes and leads retreats through the Redwood Center for Spiritual Care and Education. You can find her online at redwoodspiritualc are.com.

Michael Graves is Armerding Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College in Illinois. Among his many books are How Scripture Interprets Scripture: What Biblical Writers Can Teach Us about Reading the Bible (Baker Academic, 2021), Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church (Fortress, 2017), and The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture: What the Early Church Can Teach Us (Eerdmans 2014).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802878695
• ISBN 13: 9780802878694
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 279
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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