Theologians on Scripture
Overview
The movement that is known as ‘theological interpretation of Scripture’ reminds us that the reading and exegesis of Scripture is an indispensable part of the theologian’s work, not to be reserved to biblical scholars alone. This insight that the reading of Scripture is a theological responsibility is always at risk of being eclipsed by the modern disciplinary divisions between biblical studies, historical theology, and systematic theology.
Intended as a contribution to the theological re-engagement with Scripture, this book invites a range of high-profile systematic and constructive theologians to reflect on the role that the reading and interpretation of Scripture plays in their theological work, both professionally and more personally. Spanning a cross-section of theological perspectives contributors reflect on the role of tradition in their reading of Scripture, the company they view as indispensable in their engagement with the text, the place of historical critical study and biblical studies, and the significance of their context. The book will be valued by all those who care for the place of Scripture in theology and the life of the church, as well as those who want an insight into the state of contemporary theology.
Key Features
- Examines the role of reading and interpreting Scripture in theological work
- Features contributions from a variety of important systematic and constructive theologians
Contents
- “The Gospel as an Image of the Kingdom: an Eucharistic Reading of the Bible in the Orthodox Tradition,” By Andreas Andreopoulos
- “Finding a Critical Space: Scripture and Experience in Practical Theology,” By Zoë Bennett
- “Evolution, Language and the Biblical Text: Towards a Theological Synthesis,” By Oliver Davies
- “Scripture Used Implicitly Within Public Bioethics,” By Robin Gill
- “Learning To Live Within a Tradition,” By Timothy Gorringe
- “Sola Scriptura, the Community of the Church and a Pluralist Age: A Methodist Theologian Seeking to Read Scripture in and for the World,” By Tom Greggs
- “Christian Doctrine and the Discipline of Reading Scripture,” By Mike Higton
- “Scripture in Liturgy and Theology,” By Stephen R. Holmes
- “Gathering Gifts under Gunfire: A Feminist Use of Scripture,” By Lisa Isherwood
- “The Virtue of Attentiveness,” By Murray Rae
- “Explorations in Front of the Text: A Black Liberationist Reader-Response Approach to Reading the Bible,” By Anthony G. Reddie
- “Read – Pray – Trust. One Theologian’s Encounters with Scripture,” By Christoph Schwöbel
- “How I Read the Bible,” By Graham Ward
- “The Fullness of Scripture in the Christian Life,” By Angus Paddison
Praise for the Print Edition
This book should be widely welcomed . . . I highly recommend it.
—Theological Studies
Product Details
- Title: Theologians on Scripture
- Editor: Angus Paddison
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 2016
- Pages: 256
- Resource Type: Collected Essays
- Topic: Scripture