Add BookmarkLiving and Active: Scripture in the Economy of Salvation (Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age)
For all of the Bible's popularity, confusion reigns about what the Bible is, its relationship to God and to its human authors and readers, and its proper use. Living and Active answers these fundamental questions by looking anew at Scripture from the perspective of Christian doctrine.
Rather than treating the Bible as a sourcebook for theology, Telford Work uses systematic theology to build a compelling new doctrine of Scripture that allows us to see the Bible at work accomplishing God's p... (show more)
For all of the Bible's popularity, confusion reigns about what the Bible is, its relationship to God and to its human authors and readers, and its proper use. Living and Active answers these fundamental questions by looking anew at Scripture from the perspective of Christian doctrine.
Rather than treating the Bible as a sourcebook for theology, Telford Work uses systematic theology to build a compelling new doctrine of Scripture that allows us to see the Bible at work accomplishing God's purposes in the world. Throughout the book, Work incorporates insights from the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anabaptist, and evangelical traditions. He also interacts with patristic theology, historical-critical methods of interpretation, and postmodern thought. As a result, Living and Active is the most relevant and ecumenical statement of Scripture now available. (show less)
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Great discussion on scripture through tradition, ecclesiology, and eschatology. Uses the work of Athanasius, Augustine, Barth, and the Balthasar, to move the discussion forward. I don't think people should start here, though. This is a doctoral disertation and the level of vocabulary and knowledge of the different theory's of language are essential. But if you are familiar with the issues in theological hermeneutics and are well read in recent scholarship then once would benefit greatly f... (show more)
Great discussion on scripture through tradition, ecclesiology, and eschatology. Uses the work of Athanasius, Augustine, Barth, and the Balthasar, to move the discussion forward. I don't think people should start here, though. This is a doctoral disertation and the level of vocabulary and knowledge of the different theory's of language are essential. But if you are familiar with the issues in theological hermeneutics and are well read in recent scholarship then once would benefit greatly from this book, particularly its discussion on the authority of the church in light of canon formation. (show less)
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Best place to start if you're interested in understanding how the Incarnation of Jesus provides a meaningful framework for constructing a doctrine of Scripture that takes seriously Scripture's historical imbeddedness and its divine origins. Likewise, the reader is invited to think through how questions concerning the purpose of Scripture should be reframed if *God's use* is the determining category/criterion.
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