Scripture and the Authority of God
By N. T. Wright
- Release Date: 2011-03-01
- Genre: Bible Studies
Description
In theory, all Christian churches are in agreement about the centrality of scripture and its authority in their mission, life, doctrine and discipline. But there is no unanimity on what this might mean or how it could be worked out in practice.
N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham and widely respected scholar, gives new life to the doctrine of the authority of Scripture. In The Last Word, Wright delivers a fresh, helpful, and concise statement on the current “battles for the Bible,” and restores Scripture to its rightful place as the repository of God’s wisdom. Removing the confusion that the last 100 years of controversy have placed on Christian doctrine, he renews our confidence in the Bible, and shows that it can still be an authority that guides our lives.
N. T. Wright is Bishop of Durham and was formerly Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey and dean of Lichfield Cathedral. He taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. Wright’s full-scale work Jesus and the Victory of God is widely regarded as one of the most significant studies in the contemporary “Third Quest” of the historical Jesus.
“Written by one of the leading Christian thinkers in the world today, this book is a refreshing and accessible resource concerning the perennial question of biblical authority that moves the discussion beyond the liberal-conservative impasse of our times. Highly recommended.” - John R. Franke, Professor of Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary
