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Theological interpretation of the Bible is key to the health and vitality as well as the belief and practice of the church. Just how it is done has been the subject of much discussion and debate over the centuries. In Reading Scripture with the Church, four leading biblical scholars make the case for theological interpretation. Each author is given the opportunity to interact with the other three, and all four interact with premodern, modern, and postmodern approaches to biblical interpretation. This is an important book for pastors, teachers, and other serious students of the Bible who will be motivated to embrace the task of interpreting the Bible with greater energy, caution, and precision.

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Reading Scripture with the Church is the result of years of debate and discussion among four leading scholars of biblical interpretation--A. K. M. Adam, Stephen E. Fowl, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, and Francis Watson. In this volume, each of the four contributors shares his insights on the theological interpretation of Scripture. Each author also responds to the other three. Points of agreement are affirmed, and disagreement clarified. The goal is to lead readers to embrace the task of theological interpretation with energy, caution, and precision.

"These elegant scholarly essays by four of the leading advocates for theological interpretation of Scripture in the church are a splendid intervention in current debates about the nature, settings, and ends of biblical interpretation and deserve to be pondered by all who are interested in the place of Scripture in church and theology."--John Webster, professor of systematic theology, University of Aberdeen

"The four interactive essays in this book are an important step in the effort to move biblical interpretation forward. The authors invite us to move from an excessive reliance on particular historical methods to an integration of these with the theological practices and insights of God's people from the past and present. The book signals an ecumenical optimism springing from what has already been achieved and points out ways to bring about a deeper joy in 'the encouragement of the Scriptures' and a closer union with the center of unity, Jesus Christ, who is still, in the power of the Holy Spirit, making himself known in and through his church."--Francis Martin, Cardinal Adam Maida Chair of Biblical Studies, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

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