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Liturgical Press
- Scripture: History and Interpretation
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Liturgical Press
summary
"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." What Saint Jerome said centuries ago is surely still true today—any serious theological study must be grounded in Scripture. While there are plenty of biblical scholars today, few authors are able to introduce Scripture to students the way Dianne Bergant does. Bergant invites readers to genuinely engage Scripture, to enter the world of the text and explore some of the age-old questions that arise in every generation:
• What does it mean to say that the Word of God is both divine and human?
• Why is biblical history so important to the study of Scripture and theology?
• Why are there different literary forms in the Bible?
• Why the competing voices and apparent contradictions?
In language that is clear and compelling, Bergant explores the answers to these and other questions. She surveys the world of the Bible and biblical scholarship in an introduction that is sure to spark enthusiasm and further interest. This volume in the Engaging Theology series instills solid knowledge of Scripture and, thereby, knowledge of Christ, demonstrating that "the Bible is an inexhaustible source of challenge and delight, of inspiration and guidance, and a testimony to ultimate meaning and value."
Table of Contents
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- Editor’s Preface
- p. vi
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xiii
- Part I: In Human Words
- pp. 1-2
- Chapter 1: Out of History
- pp. 3-16
- Chapter 2: In a Place
- pp. 17-27
- Chapter 3: About God
- pp. 28-49
- Chapter 4: From God
- pp. 50-55
- Part II: What Did It Mean?
- pp. 57-58
- Chapter 5: What Kind of Book Is It?
- pp. 59-72
- Chapter 6: What Did They Believe?
- pp. 73-107
- Part III: What Does It Mean?
- pp. 109-111
- Chapter 7: How Did They Do It?
- pp. 113-118
- Chapter 8: How Do We Do It?
- pp. 119-157
- Conclusion
- pp. 158-159
- Further Reading
- pp. 160-161
- Subject Index
- pp. 162-168
- Scripture Index
- pp. 169-174
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814680803
Related ISBN(s)
9780814659953
MARC Record
OCLC
966938720
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No