| Title:
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STRUGGLING WITH SCRIPTURE
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| By: |
Walter Brueggemann, William C. Placher, Brian K. Blount |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0664224857 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780664224851 |
| Publisher: |
WESTMINSTER/JOHN KNOX PRESS,U.S. |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2002 |
| Pages: |
285 |
| Description: |
This work states that the Bible, as the live word of the living God, will not submit to the account we prefer to give of it. It notes that taking the Bible seriously means struggling to understand its meaning as well as affirming its truth. It also distinguishes what some may call a 'last word'. |
| Synopsis: |
Challenging the traditional meaning of Scripture is not easy, even in the face of issues that call into question those traditional interpretations. In these reflections, Walter Brueggemann says that the Bible, as the live word of the living God, will not submit to the accounts we prefer to give it. The Bible's inherent, central evangelical proclamation has greater and more permanent authority than our inescapably provisional interpretations. William Placher notes that taking the Bible most seriously means struggling to understand its meaning as well as affirming its truth. And Brian Blount distinguishes what some may claim as a "last word," which is necessarily a dead word, from the living word that is God's word to us today. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |