Misusing Scripture - What are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?

Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible.

List of contents

Part 1. Introduction
1. Introducing Misusing Scripture: What Are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?
Robert Rezetko, Mark Elliott, and Kenneth Atkinson
Part 2. Inerrancy and Textual Criticism
2. The Error of Biblical Inerrancy—The Bible Does Not Exist!
Kenneth Atkinson
3. Building a House on Sand: What Do Evangelicals Do When They Do Textual Criticism of the Old Testament?
Robert Rezetko
Part 3. Archaeology and History
4. Christian Fundamentalism, Faith, and Archaeology
William G. Dever
5. The New York Times and the Sensationalizing of Archaeological Stories from the Holy Land, 1920–1930
Mark Elliott
Part 4. The Bible in Its Ancient Context
6. "Your Eye Shall Have No Pity": Old Testament Violence and Genocide
Joshua Bowen
7. Avoiding the Apocalypse in the Book of Daniel
Ian Young and Thomas J. Elms
8. A Resurrection Fallacy
Bruce Chilton
Part 5. The Bible in Its Contemporary Context
9. Why Academic Biblical Scholars Must Fight Creationism
Hector Avalos
10. Second-Amendment Exegesis of Luke 22:35–53: How Conservative Evangelical Bible Scholars Protect Christian Gun Culture
Tony Keddie
11. Virginal Blood of the Marriage Covenant: Deuteronomy 22:13-21 in Evangelical Purity Culture
Joy A. Schroeder
12. Essentializing "Woman": Three Neoliberal Strategies in the Christian Right’s Interpretations on Women in the Bible
Susanne Scholz

About the author

Mark Elliott was Adjunct Professor in Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona.
Kenneth Atkinson is Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa.
Robert Rezetko is an Independent Scholar and Associate Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, the University of Copenhagen, and the University of Sydney.

Summary

Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kenneth Atkinson (Editor), Atkinson Kenneth (Editor), Mark Elliott (Editor), Robert Rezetko (Editor), Rezetko Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367648176
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64817-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis