Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture

ISBN 10: 0664230571 / ISBN 13: 9780664230579

Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664230571
• ISBN 13: 9780664230579
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

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 Is it a historical document or a piece of literature, as scholars suggest?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.

About the Author

William P. Brown is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He has published numerous works, including Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor and Ecclesiastes in the Interpretation series. He also serves on the editorial board for the esteemed Old Testament Library series, published by Westminster John Knox Press.