Reading the Bible Wisely by Briggs, Richard S.

Reading the Bible Wisely (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498213691)

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Format: Hardcover
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Reading the Bible Wisely by Briggs, Richard S.

Reading the Bible Wisely

$41.00
Reading the Bible Wisely by Briggs, Richard S.

Reading the Bible Wisely

$41.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Richard S. Briggs
ISBN-10: 1498213693
ISBN-13: 9781498213691
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2011
Pages: 166
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
By Richard S. Briggs
By Richard S. Briggs
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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).

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