The Bible without Illusions - Softcover

Hanson, R. P. C.; Hanson, A. T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0334001013 ISBN 13: 9780334001010

Publisher: SCM Press, 2012

Synopsis

This book has been prompted by the dishonesty of much contemporary treatment of the Bible. It is not a 'debunking' of the Bible, but an attempt to show what qualities and what preliminary assumptions are needed for the Bible to be genuinely understood and interpreted. Honest scholarship and honest interpretations must acknowledge that a revolution has taken place in the understanding of the Bible during the last two hundred years and that to try to deny or play down or disguise the results of this revolution is to be faithful neither to God nor to ourselves. With that conviction, and with their customary panache, the authors then go on to look at the facts about the Bible; the New Testament interpretation of scripture; the interpretation of the Bible in the early church; historical criticism; fundamentalism; and prophecy. 'They analyse the books of the Bible, examine the canon and the Bible as norm and as the church's book, consider the role of faith and conclude with a chapter 'In Praise of the Bible'. Here, in the last book together, the Professors Hanson are indeed on top of their form.

Edition details

• Publisher: SCM Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0334001013
• ISBN 13: 9780334001010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162