Re-Views by an Evangelical Biblical Critic
Ebook
Review essays feature analysis and elaboration--what scholars call "criticism"--largely missing from ordinary book and movie reviews. The present book contains review essays that have appeared in a variety of publications and remain relevant for contemporary "thinking Christians." The essays include critiques of written works by popular thinkers such as N. T. Wright, Bart Ehrman, Reza Aslan, Christian Smith, and Frederic Raphael, films by directors Mel Gibson and Ingmar Bergman, a recent biography of F. F. Bruce, and more. The hyphen in "Re-Views" links the newness of republication with the analytical character of the essays. They start with those dealing with the biblical text and its translation, proceed to some higher critical issues, graduate to literary portraits of Jesus, discuss the relation between the Bible and tradition, and conclude with some biographical portrayals of people associated with Scripture and its interpretation.
“Robert Gundry is one of the foremost New Testament scholars today and has been for decades. Re-Views by an Evangelical Biblical Critic collects Gundry’s review essays of seminal books published by leading scholars on important topics. He provides in-depth, profound, and incisive analyses that not only inform us of significant issues but also help us to evaluate the right approach to understanding them. I highly recommend these essays to all serious students of the Bible.”
—Tremper Longman III, Westmont College
“In this collection of review essays by world renowned New Testament scholar Robert H. Gundry, we are invited to a rich feast of reflection on the last quarter century of biblical scholarship. Each of the essays displays the qualities that have consistently marked Gundry’s work throughout his career as a scholar, professor, and colleague: ruthless honesty; fastidious attention to detail; exhaustive command of the relevant literature; and a complex blend of appreciation and incisive criticism.”
—Shirley A. Mullen, Houghton College
“These incisive reviews help evangelical readers to chart, and ponder anew, important late twentieth-century developments in New Testament studies. There are myriad nuggets of wisdom, including: ‘The task of Christians is to show that believing in Jesus can be intelligent and truly pious at the same time.’ This led me to conduct a hasty review of my own life; I am hard-pressed to think of a higher recommendation than that.”
—Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
“The departure of Books & Culture has left a hole in the field of accessible, critical, evangelical biblical engagement. Few had published as much on their pages as Robert H. Gundry, whose contributions to New Testament Studies and to the currents of evangelicalism have informed and formed generations. Readers will appreciate this chance to re-look at key topics that have shaped the conversation on Scripture, Jesus Christ, and hermeneutics with the wisdom of a seasoned scholar.”
—Jennifer Powell McNutt, Wheaton College
- Title: Re-Views by an Evangelical Biblical Critic
- Author: Robert Gundry
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666741520, 9781666741513, 9781666741506, 1666741523, 1666741515, 1666741507
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666741520
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-14T21:36:34Z
Reviews
1 rating
David Graieg
2/2/2023
Good book, but currently some of the hyperlinks are broken and it does not display page numbers
