Scripture: A Guide for the Perplexed

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Given the extraordinary richness and range of contemporary theology, questions about the authority and inspiration of the Bible tend to garner ever increasing variety, complexity and controversy. Among those challenges include the questions posed by biblical criticism to the enterprise of Christian theology, and the place of scripture in the life of the contemporary church. Employing a range of conversation partners, this book will provide an up-to-date survey of the diverse ways in which contemporary theologians use the Bible 'to think with'. The volume enables students to compare different approaches to the reading of scripture. It also explores the ways in which the theological interpretation of scripture can be both a critical and a spiritual exercise.

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L. masterfully succeeds in clearing up many conundrums of the perplexed in a book both charitably penned and enjoyable to read. -- William J. Sneck, S.J., Loyola University Maryland * Theological Studies *
The primary contributions of Scripture: A Guide for the Perplexed are its presentation of the questions facing a modern reader of scripture and its summary of answers that contemporary theologians have offered. University students beginning serious academic study of the Bible will benefit from Lambs introduction to theological interpretation of the Bible. -- Randall McElwain, Hobe Sound Biblical College, US * Theological Book Review *
[Scripture: A Guide for the Perplexed] ought to be welcomed by the theological college sector ... and used by teachers and students alike. -- J.W. Rogerson, Sheffield * Theology *

Author Bio

William Lamb is Vice-Principal and Tutor in New Testament Studies, Westcott House, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK.