Bible in the Contemporary World: Hermeneutical Ventures

by Richard Bauckham

A crucial responsibility for Christian interpreters of Scripture, says Richard Bauckham, is to understand our contemporary context and to explore the Bible's relevance to it in ways that reflect serious critical engagement with that context. In this book Bauckham models how this task can be carried out.
Bauckham calls for our reading of Scripture to lead us to greater engagement with critical issues in today's world, including globalization, environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802872239
• ISBN13: 9780802872234
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"