voices from the history of biblical interpretation Westerholm, Stephen 1949- creator author. Westerholm, Martin. author. text bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Electronic books. miu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 470 pages) Though well-known and oft-repeated, the advice to read the Bible "like any other book" fails to acknowledge that different books call for different kinds of reading. The voice of Scripture summons readers to hear and respond to its words as divine address. Not everyone chooses to read the Bible on those terms, but in Reading Sacred Scripture Stephen and Martin Westerholm (father and son) invite their readers to engage seriously with a dozen major Bible interpreters -- ranging from the second century to the twentieth -- who have been attentive to Scripture's voice. After expertly setting forth pertinent background context in two initial chapters, the Westerholms devote a separate chapter to each interpreter, exploring how these key Christian thinkers each understood Scripture and how it should be read. Though differing widely in their approaches to the text and its interpretation, these twelve select interpreters all insisted that the Bible is like no other book and should be read accordingly. The voice of Scripture -- Before the Christian Bible -- Irenaeus -- Origen -- Chrysostom -- Augustine -- Aquinas -- Luther -- Calvin -- The Pietists and Wesley -- Schleiermacher -- Kierkegaard -- Barth -- Bonhoeffer -- Beyond the sacred page. Stephen Westerholm & Martin Westerholm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-458) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc History BIBLES / General RELIGION / Biblical Reference / General RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Handbooks BS500 .W445 2016eb 220.6 Westerholm, Stephen, 1949- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2016] (DLC) 2015034463 (OCoLC)921167306 9781467445511 1467445517 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1218497 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1218497 N$T 160411 20200709060441.0 ocn946360463 eng