Engaging Biblical Authority

Author : William P. Brown
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 0664230571
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging Biblical Authority written by William P. Brown and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the Bible infallible or inerrant, as some churches claim? Is it a historical document or a piece of literature, as some scholars suggest? This book offers a brief introduction to the question of biblical authority, using essays written by sixteen scholars who use the Bible as the Word of God in their own religious tradition and in their scholarship. Beginning with an introduction to the foundational issues of biblical authority, these scholars each present a different, but sympathetic, view of the Bible from his or her own perspective and experience. Their voices include traditional Reformed, Lutheran, Wesleyan, Catholic, Jewish, and Orthodox views; recent conservative or evangelical positions; and critical African American, Asian American, Hispanic, feminist, and womanist perspectives. --From publisher's description.

Author : Walter Brueggemann
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9780800636678
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book that Breathes New Life written by Walter Brueggemann and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #NAME?

Author : Sarah Heaner Lancaster
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0567206300
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and the Authority of Scripture written by Sarah Heaner Lancaster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theological impact of accepting the absolute authority of biblical scripture is enormous-especially for women who attend and serve churches. But until now, few books have been willing to address this issue head on. Sarah Lancaster looks at the way women in the church have dealt with the question of scriptural authority and how they can address it in the future. Some women, she says, accept the authority of the Bible without question and stay in church without change of attitude or action. Others deny that the Bible has any authority, completely leaving Christianity in the belief that the Bible and Christian tradition are irredeemably patriarchal. Still others recognize that while scripture is largely patriarchal, it is authoritative for their life of faith. The Bible possesses a narrative coherence, its story resonating in our own lives. For women, the Bible can continue to "ring true" to their experience, letting them acknowledge scripture's authority in spite of its problems. The Bible is not about patriarchy; it is about how God is present to us and interacts with us in order to bring us to fullness of life. Lancaster says that women can criticize those things in scripture that help maintain a patriarchal world without invalidating scripture's authority. Scripture, she argues, informs, forms, and transforms. With its combination of narrative and feminist theology, Women and the Authority of Scripture brings a powerful new perspective to the doctrine of biblical authority in the contemporary world. Sarah Heaner Lancaster is Associate Professor of Theology, Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. She is an ordained elder in the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. She lives in Westerville, Ohio.

Author : David G. Peterson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830898859
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging with God written by David G. Peterson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as he desires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject? Through careful exegesis in both Old and New Testaments, David Peterson unveils the total life-orientation of worship that is found in Scripture. Rather than determining for ourselves how we should worship, we, his people, are called to engage with God on the terms he proposes and in the way he alone makes possible. This book calls for a radical rethinking of the meaning and practice of worship, especially by those responsible for leading congregations. Here is the starting place for recovering the richness of biblical worship.

Author : James Innell Packer
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1598569619
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging the Written Word of God written by James Innell Packer and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of articles written over forty years, Packer sets out his beliefs about the authority of Scripture and the principles that should be applied when interpreting it. Important topics such as the adequacy of human language, upholding the unity of Scripture, and challenges in Biblical interpretation are considered in the first two sections: "Gods Inerrant Word" and "Interpreting the Word." In the final section, "Preaching the Word," Packer turns his attention to pastoral leaders and the importance of correct and responsible expository preaching.

Author : Andrew Wommack
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606830821
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Believer's Authority written by Andrew Wommack and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversial subject of the spiritual authority of the believer in Christ is widely discussed in the church today. Now, Andrew Wommack, host of the #1 fastest growing ministry on television, gives us a new perspective that may challenge everything we've been taught including: If believers have been given authority, then when, how, and...

Author : Charles H. Kraft
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0800795245
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Give You Authority written by Charles H. Kraft and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated, this handbook shows readers how to exercise authority in the spiritual realm, providing protection for themselves and others and transforming lives.

Author : Steven B. Cowan
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433676788
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Defense of the Bible written by Steven B. Cowan and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted scholars (William A. Dembski, Darrell L. Bock, etc.) address and respond to all major contemporary challenges (philosophical, historical, ethical, scientific, etc.) to the divine inspiration and authority of the Bible.

Author : James R. White
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441211624
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scripture Alone written by James R. White and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A denial of the sufficiency of Scripture is at the core of almost every form of opposition to the Christian faith today. Scripture Alone is written to instill a passionate love for and understanding of the Bible. In this defense of God's inspired Word, readers will comprehend what "God's Word"is, the nature of Scripture, the relationship of the Bible to tradition, how to apply Scripture to today's issues, and much more. Included is a faith-inspiring study of the canon--what it is and where it came from.

Author : Frances Taylor Gench
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 0664259529
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts written by Frances Taylor Gench and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible includes any number of "tyrannical texts" that have proved to be profoundly oppressive in the lives of many people. Among them are Pauline texts that have circumscribed the lives and ministries of women throughout Christian history. What are people who honor Scripture to do with such texts, and what does it mean to speak of biblical authority in their presence? In Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts, Frances Taylor Gench provides strategies for engaging such texts with integrity- that is, without dismissing them, whitewashing them, or acquiescing to them-and as potential sources of edification for the church. Gench also facilitates reflection on the nature and authority of Scripture. Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts provides access to feminist scholarship that can inform preaching and teaching of problematic Pauline texts and encourages public engagement with them.