People of the Book
Subtitle: Christian identity and literary culture
By: David Lyle Jeffrey.
Publisher: Eerdmans; Institute for Advanced Christian Studies
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich; Cambridge, U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible -- Influence -- Western civilization; Bible as literature; Christianity and literature; Identification (Religion)
Description: By what means can the original scriptural purpose of Word and Book be more accurately reflected in contemporary analysis? How might that purpose better inform discussion on all sides concerning the central place of the Book in Christian identity and literary culture?

Perhaps, Jeffrey suggests, by recognizing that for Christian "people of the Book," at least, the proper function of the text, like the function of words themselves, is to be instrumental to human redemption, the redemption not only of personal meaning but of community meaning and, finally, of that communion with the Author that begins when the Word is taken to heart, ingested, incorporated, and made flesh in the actions of everyday life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.