Inspiration and Incarnation

By Peter Enns

Book Overview

How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? In this book Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. He then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational model of biblical inspiration that takes seriously both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture. This tenth anniversary edition has an updated bibliography and includes a substantive postscript that reflects on the reception of the first edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801097487
• ISBN13: 9780801097485
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

If this is heresy, bring me more.

It is time we questioned the Bible and especially the purveyors of the rigid dogmatic interpretors of this very important book. We Christians need to be open to these conversations and to find ways to adapt the Bible's teachings to our modern culture rather than force our modern culture into the interpreted molds ancient times. I find those who fight for and demand making biblical inerrancy into some kind of law, are often those who will discuss nothing that challenges their strict, personal interpretation of the Bible. They don't understand that the Bible was written as historical treatises by human beings with their own well-meaning agendas. Much of the OT often seemed to be written by fearful and controlling people, who often quite clearly had less than benign agendas. Christianity should be about Christ's love and his lessons about how to love. Trying to jam less than loving ideas into His lessons must be exhausting. If people truly believe ALL of the Bible, they would need to admit their lives were total lies. Second, and more importantly, if we can't have open, civil conversations about non-conforming ideas, we need to look at the foundation we have constructed under our faith. Do we have true faith, or just indignation at those who challenge even a morsel of our faith? Do we live in God's love, or do we truly believe that believing only in a God as we see it as the only road to eternal life? Fear of other is not faith.