Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today, (Paperback)

from erikssonfamily

Fantastic and a must read for all professors, pastors, and laymen. Wright's assessment of "the authority of scripture" is insightful and groundbreaking. If you want to understand how scripture has been read and how it should be read, read this book. Also, it's short and sweet.

from erikssonfamily

Fantastic and a must read for all professors, pastors, and laymen. Wright's assessment of "the authority of scripture" is insightful and groundbreaking. If you want to understand how scripture has been read and how it should be read, read this book. Also, it's short and sweet.

from lothiriel2003

Beautifully and cogently written -- a timely reminder of how well-meaning Christians can mis-represent and mis-use the Bible when they pull 'proof texts' out of context and then conveniently ignore other, inconvenient passages. The book is an easy read, but addresses some weighty issues. I'll nee...

from nicholasjjordan

I started and finished reading this having begun Dale Martin's *Sex and the Single Savior,* which takes an anti-foundationalist approach to reading Scripture. Martin provides some great critique to Wright's focus on historical criticism, especially that at some level Wright's emphasis is so stron...

from jd234512

What a great little gem of a book. A lot of ground is covered within this, but Wright makes every point quite cohesively and in a manner that really brings about thought. I really appreciate the thoughts he put in this and it is a very interesting subject. It is probably something that should be ...