The title of this volume, God's Holy Fire, is taken from William Butler Yeats' poem, 'Sailing to Byzantium.' This poem speaks of a yearning for a place of truth and beauty that is beyond our daily routines. Like the poet, we desire to live in such a place. The image of fire also evokes the words of Jeremiah 20:9, 'Is not my word like fire?' Fire has the power to consume and renew life. Jeremiah speaks of a 'fire in [his] bones' so overpowering that he can no longer hold it within himself (20:9). The image indicates that the Bible contains potent words for any age. - from the Introduction
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Dr. Cukrowski is the Associate Dean of the College of Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. He also is an Associate Professor of New Testament. After earning his B.A. and M.A. from ACU, he went on to earn his M.Div. and S.T.M from Yale Divinity School, and later earned his Ph.D. from Yale University. He is a member of the Minter Lane Church of Christ in Abilene. Interested in both the historical and theological dimensions of scholarship, he enjoys teaching courses related to the literature, language, and background of the New Testament. Dr. Cukrowski and his wife, Karen, have two daughters: Kathryn and Krista. Dr. Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Old Testament in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. After earning his B.A., Religion from Freed-Hardeman College, he went on to earn his M.A. in Hebrew Bible and his M.Div from ACU. Later, he earned his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible / Ancient Near Eastern History from Harvard University. Dr. Hamilton is interested in integrating historical studies with theology in the classroom and in scholarly writing. His recent publications have been in Harvard Theological Review, Restoration Quarterly, Stone-Campbell Journal, and Review of Biblical Literature. Currently, he is writing a book on bodily aspects of royal imagery in the Old Testament, as well as material for churches. Dr. James Thompson is the Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. In addition, he is also a Professor of New Testament and an Editor for the Restoration Quarterly. After earning his B.A. and M.A. at ACU, he went on to earn his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He has also earned a B.D. from the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Dr. Thompson has been at ACU since 1992 and has served as chair of the Graduate Department of Bible and Ministry since 1997. Prior to his coming to ACU, he served as professor and President of the Austin Graduate School of Theology in Austin, Texas. He is the author of several books, including Our Life Together, The Mark of a Christian, Strategy for Survival, The Church in Exile, Equipped for Change and commentaries on 2 Corinthians and Hebrews. He was a translator of the Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. His research interests include the relationship between biblical interpretation and preaching.
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Faith Seeking Understanding (NOT for Biblicists),
This review is from: God's Holy Fire: The Nature and Function of the Scripture (Paperback)
This is an amazing book written by those who are trying to foster faith AND understanding. That said it is not for the Biblicist or anyone with a narrow, flat view of the Bible -like the previous commentator who says he is "a member of the churches of Christ" instead of the "Churches of Christ". That commentator was obviously pejorative and possibly had a chip on his shoulder. He also does not understand Jesus and the evangelists' use of the prophets or Paul's use of Torah. It is precisely this arrogance and vanity the authors are trying to avoid and give an honest depiction of the tensions that exist in the Bible AND they strive to show the word is still alive, vibrant and relevant. God's Holy Fire. This is a great work and is an excellent contribution to the series. It also includes study questions at the end of every chapter which are great places to start when reading this book in a book club or house church (-which I recommend doing for all of them in the series).So if you really want to go "back to the Bible" but want a fair treatment that is going to challenge your preconceived ideas taught from your well-meaning Sunday School teacher from when you were in grade school then you need to get this book. It is worth much more than $15 and could light the fire in you to really study scripture.
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A Useful Look at Moderate Church of Christ Scholarship,
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This book does a wonderful job of making much of mainstream scholarship on the nature of the biblical texts available for a Church of Christ readership. In many church Bible classes, it is typical for the class to be a verse-by-verse study of favorite biblical books done in a yearly cycle. If not supplemented by simplistic or shallow materials, the exposition of texts often comes from the think-so's of the preacher or members that have been informed only by their own reading of the biblical texts or warmed-over comments from previous classes on the subject.The Scholars who wrote God's Holy Fire make us familiar with insights for understanding the texts that have come from the best of interpreters past and present. They tell us how the genre of literature the biblical authors employed effects their meaning and other considerations for recovering the author's and God's intended meanings. This includes the blossoming science of biblical criticism that has flourished in the past couple of centuries, unexplored by many church-goers. I could have wished that the chapter covering biblical inspiration would have been more in-depth and helpful. The challenges posed by newer methods of reading the Bible require equally sophisticated models for understanding the inspiration and authority of Scripture. One would think that responsible scholarship would not want to raise to the common, non-intellectual church-goer interpretive problems without a more adequate proposal for working through them.
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