Listening to the Bible
the art of faithful Biblical interpretation
Our rough guess is there are 43,500 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 2 hours and 54 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 6 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Author
Publication
2014 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
43,500 words, Guess
Page Count
174 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28391256M
- ISBN-139780199336593
- ISBN-100199336598
- OCLC Control Number847985495
- OCLC Control Number862091486
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Numberlisteningtobible0000brya
- Library of Congress Control Number2013014196
Classifications
- DDC220.601
- LCCBS476 .B79 2014
Description
Christopher Bryan seeks to address scholars and students who do not wish to avoid the challenges of the Enlightenment, but do wish to relate their work to the faith and mission of the people of God. Is such a combination still possible? And if so, how is the task of biblical interpretation to be understood? Bryan traces the history of modern approaches to the Bible, particularly "historical criticism," noting its successes and failures—and notably among its failures, that it has been no more able to protect its practitioners from (in Jowett's phrase) "bringing to the text what they found there" than were the openly faith-based approaches of earlier generations. Basing his work on a wide knowledge of literature and literary critical theory, and drawing on the insights of the greatest literary critics of the last hundred years, notably Erich Auerbach and George Steiner, Bryan asks, what should be the task of the biblical scholar in the 21st century?
Subjects
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!