Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading the Bible Critically in Faith

Crump, David

ISBN 10: 080286466X / ISBN 13: 9780802864666

Published by Eerdmans, Grand Rapids & Cambridge, 2013

About this Item

2013. x, 145pp. "Personal, experiential faith is seldom given a seat at the table of academic theology and biblical studies. David Crump, however, with the assistance of Søren Kierkegaard's religious philosophy, claims that "authentic understanding, and thus authentic Christian commitment, can only arise from the personal commitment that is faith. Examining the various biblical, historical, cultural, theological, and academic hurdles demanding a truly Kierkegaardian leap of faith before one can meet the resurrected Jesus, Crump's Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture provides a very insightful discussion of key New Testament texts and issues revealing how Truth is discovered only through the subjectivity of faith." Book is in excellent condition. Previous owner has neatly covered the book in clear adhesive plastic. No inscriptions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading the Bible Critically in Faith
• Publisher: Eerdmans, Grand Rapids & Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080286466X
• ISBN 13: 9780802864666
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good Plus
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion/Theology

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Synopsis

Personal, experiential faith is seldom given a seat at the table of academic theology and biblical studies. David Crump, however, with the assistance of Søren Kierkegaard's religious philosophy, claims that "authentic understanding, and thus authentic Christian commitment, can only arise from the personal commitment that is faith."

Examining the various biblical, historical, cultural, theological, and academic hurdles demanding a truly Kierkegaardian leap of faith before one can meet the resurrected Jesus, Crump's Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture provides a very insightful discussion of key New Testament texts and issues revealing how Truth is discovered only through the subjectivity of faith.

About the Author

David Crump is professor of religion at Calvin College,Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of Jesus theIntercessor: Prayer and Christology in Luke-Acts andKnocking on Heaven’s Door: A New TestamentTheology of Petitionary Prayer."