Reading the Bible after Christendom
By: Lloyd Pietersen
Series: After Christendom; After Christendom
Publisher: Paternoster
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milton Keynes [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781842277355
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Teologisk etik; Bible
Description: Pietersen argues that for too long the Old Testament has been the primary source for Christian ethics and the letters of Paul for Christian discipleship. Without disparaging these sources the author suggests that the church in a postmodern, post-Christian society needs to look at Scripture with a different focus. This book seeks to examine what reading the Bible might look like in the current period when the church is no longer central and the Christian story is not well known.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Reading the Bible before Christendom; title: Christendom and the Bible; title: The Bible and the subversion of Christendom: the Anabaptists; title: Jesus as the center of biblical interpretation; title: Reading the whole Bible; title: Reading the Pentateuch; title: Reading the "historical" narratives (Joshua; title: Esther); title: Reading Wisdom literature (Job; title: Song of Solomon); title: Reading the prophets (Isaiah; title: Malachi); title: Reading the Gospels and Acts; title: Reading the letters and Revelation; title: Reading the Bible for spirituality; title: Reading the Bible for mission; title: Conclusion.