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Critical Companion to the Bible: A Literary Reference (Martin Manser,
et al). Few spontaneous questions: Does the Bible really need a
companion? The more difficult question, and it should serve as the heart
of the book is: What does it mean to be a companion that is critical?
Those who critically read the Bible is obviously critical, but those who defend the uncritical reading on the Bible are actually also critical. More practical inquiries are: Should believers approach the Bible
critically or in simple obedience? What does it mean to be a critical
reader of the Bible? Can we be both critical and obedient? .....
The Bible in Modern Culture: From Baruch Spinoza to Brevard S. Childs (Roy Harrisville and Walter Sundberg). The authors are both
Lutheran scholars. They elaborate the way theologians and biblicists from
Baruch Spinoza to Brevard S. Childs have been working hard to make the
'non-modern' (my own stress) Bible be relevant and modern from time to
time. Cultures are diverse and changing rapidly. Will the 'non-modern'
Bible survive? - my own personal question and reflection. Thanks due to Spinoza, Calvin, Luther, Baur, Bultmann, Kasemann, Childs and others who 'have helped' the Bible to be always relevant.
Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision (N. T. Wright). This
piece of work is a response to John Piper's The Future of
Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright. Both authors have passion
not only in the academia but also in the church. Piper writes her books from the perspective of a pastor and theologian, while Wright conventionally views himself as a biblicist. The debate, as Wright rightly places in his title of the book goes back farther than Calvin and Reformation. Justification is God's plan clarified in Paul's vision. Wright thus places the Bible itself and God himself as the foundation of justification. Everyone who desires to
re-evaluate his or her understanding of JUSTIFICATION should read this
book (and also the one by Piper).
Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision (N. T. Wright). This
piece of work is a response to John Piper's The Future of
Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright. Both authors have passion
not only in the academia but also in the church. Piper writes her books from the perspective of a pastor and theologian, while Wright conventionally views himself as a biblicist. The debate, as Wright rightly places in his title of the book goes back farther than Calvin and Reformation. Justification is God's plan clarified in Paul's vision. Wright thus places the Bible itself and God himself as the foundation of justification. Everyone who desires to
re-evaluate his or her understanding of JUSTIFICATION should read this
book (and also the one by Piper).
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