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The last word : beyond the Bible wars to a new understanding of the authority of Scripture / N.T. Wright

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2005Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 146 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0060816090 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.1/3 22
LOC classification:
  • BS480 .W83 2005
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Contents:
By whose authority? -- Israel and God's kingdom-people -- Scripture and Jesus -- The "Word of God" in the Apostolic Church -- The first sixteen centuries -- The challenge of the Enlightenment -- Misreadings of Scripture -- How to get back on track.
Summary: "In this succinct and significant book, N.T. Wright delivers a helpful lesson for our times on how to understand the place of scripture and the authority that the Bible can still hold in the midst of the religious confusion so prevalent today. His straightforward historical summary of the role of the Bible in public consciousness and in the church and his helpful suggestions for getting back on track make this book an unparalleled resource in this continuing discussion. Revealing how both evangelicals and liberals misread scripture, Wright shows the way we can restore the Bible to its rightful role as a guide for the church through its many controversies."--Jacket.
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Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Non-fiction 220.13 W947L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 057426

"Published in the United Kingdom as Scripture and the authority of God."

By whose authority? -- Israel and God's kingdom-people -- Scripture and Jesus -- The "Word of God" in the Apostolic Church -- The first sixteen centuries -- The challenge of the Enlightenment -- Misreadings of Scripture -- How to get back on track.

"In this succinct and significant book, N.T. Wright delivers a helpful lesson for our times on how to understand the place of scripture and the authority that the Bible can still hold in the midst of the religious confusion so prevalent today. His straightforward historical summary of the role of the Bible in public consciousness and in the church and his helpful suggestions for getting back on track make this book an unparalleled resource in this continuing discussion. Revealing how both evangelicals and liberals misread scripture, Wright shows the way we can restore the Bible to its rightful role as a guide for the church through its many controversies."--Jacket.

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