Having Words with God: The Bible as Conversation

by Karl Allen Kuhn

Overview

In Having Words with God, Karl Kuhn introduces an approach to Scripture that regards Scripture as a sacred dialogue between God and humanity, and believers and one another. He shows how the Bible bears witness to an ongoing conversation which God initiates, inspires, and guides among humanity. Together, he says, believers then discern and express the character of God, God's will, and what it means to be God's people. Kuhn illustrates the various ways Scripture both embodies and invites believers into this sacred conversation and he offers practical suggestions on how readers can may make use of this approach in their own study of Scripture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800662806
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	03/31/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	1,075,998
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Karl Allen Kuhn is professor of religion at Lakeland College and an ordained clergy in the United Church of Christ. He has authored The Heart of Biblical Narrative: Rediscovering Biblical Appeal to the Emotions (2009), Having Words with God: The Bible as Conversation (2008), both from Fortress Press, and The Kingdom According to Luke and Acts (2015).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Scripture as Invitation to Sacred Dialogue

Sacred Traditions in Tension

The Dynamic Character of God's Instruction (Torah)

Having Words with God (Biblical Characterization)

Theologizing in the Thick of Things (Paul's Epistles)

A Multiplicity of Meanings (Biblical Narratives)

A People Shaped by Story (The Sweep of Biblical Narrative)

Deep Harmony (Abiding Themes of Biblical Story)
Conclusion: Reading the Bible Biblically