Reading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation

by Mark S. Gignilliat

Overview

Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts that are necessary for reading, understanding, and communicating Scripture faithfully. He takes seriously the gains of historical criticism while insisting that the Bible must be interpreted as Christian Scripture, offering students a "third way" that assigns proper proportion to both historical and theological concerns. Reading and engaging Scripture requires not only historical tools, Gignilliat says, but also recognition of the living God's promised presence through the Bible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801049118
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/18/2019
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Mark S. Gignilliat (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, and serves as canon theologian at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of several books, including A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Scripture's Material Form
1. Scripture and Canon
2. Sanding with the Grain: Final Form and Canonical Shape
3. Canonical Intentionality
4. Canon and Textual Criticism: The Search for the Christian Bible
Part 2: Scripture's Subject Matter
5. God as Triune, and Exegetical Metaphysics
6. The Trinity and the Old Testament
Epilogue
Indexes