
What does it mean to take the Bible seriously? This introductory book explores how Scripture itself gives us the resources to read it wisely. First, it looks at the basic questions of reading in context--historical, literary, and theological--and understanding the significance...

What does it mean to take the Bible seriously? This introductory book explores how Scripture itself gives us the resources to read it wisely. First, it looks at the basic questions of reading in context--historical, literary, and theological--and understanding the significance...

What does it mean to read the Bible wisely? Richard Briggs reexamines some familiar questions about how to interpret the Bible with the goal of answering this question. After exploring issues of biblical interpretation in three particular contexts - historical, literary and theological...

This work explores issues of biblical interpretation in connection with reading the Bible in three particular contexts: historical, literary and theological. It also considers doctrines about the Bible, its clarity, its inspiration, and its authority, and asks what it means to...