Struggling with Scripture

In these reflections, the authors write that the Bible, as the live word of the living God, will not submit to the accounts we prefer to give of it. They note that taking the Bible most seriously means struggling to understand its meaning as well as affirming its truth.

About the author

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out, and Truth and Hope: Essays for a Perilous Age.

Product details

• Authors: Brian K. Blount, Walter Brueggemann, William C. Placher
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2010
• EAN: 9780664224851
• ISBN: 978-0-664-22485-1
• No. of pages: 78
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 95 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works