
Divine Scripture in Human Understanding
A Systematic Theology of the Christian Bible
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Narrated by:
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Craig Abbott
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By:
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Joseph K. Gordon
Divine Scripture in Human Understanding addresses the confusing plurality of contemporary approaches to Christian Scripture by articulating a traditionally grounded, constructive systematic theology of Christian Scripture.
Utilizing primarily the methodological resources of Bernard Lonergan and traditional Christian doctrines of Scripture recovered by Henri de Lubac, it draws upon achievements in historical critical study of Scripture, studies of the material history of Christian Scripture, reflection on philosophical hermeneutics and philosophical and theological anthropology, and other resources to articulate a unified but open horizon for understanding Christian Scripture today.
Following an overview of the contemporary situation of Christian Scripture, Joseph Gordon identifies intellectual precedents for the work in the writings of Irenaeus, Origen, and Augustine, who all locate Scripture in the economic work of the God to whom it bears witness by interpreting it through the Rule of Faith.
Subsequent chapters draw on Scripture itself:
- Classical sources such as Irenaeus, Origen, Augustine, and Aquinas.
- The fruit of recent studies on the history of Scripture.
- The work of recent scholars and theologians to provide a contemporary Christian articulation of the divine and human locations of Christian Scripture and the material history and intelligibility and purpose of Scripture in those locations.
The book is published by University of Notre Dame Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
©2019 University of Notre Dame (P)2024 Redwood AudiobooksCritic reviews
"A major contribution to the fields of biblical interpretation and the doctrine of Scripture..." (Anglican Theological Review)
"This wide-ranging, informative, and readable study . . . offers the reader 'a systematic theology of the Christian Bible..." (Christian Studies)
“Essential reading...” (Religious Studies Review)
The book itself is (maybe) the best treatment of contemporary issues surrounding the relationship of the Bible to the theological tradition that I have ever read. Through extensive use of the work of Bernard Lonergan and Henri de Lubac, Gordon untangles issues that plagued churches during my own evangelical upbringing. You could think of it as a third way between a kind of biblical fundamentalism and a liberal-critical approach that relegates the text to the status of an important, sometimes embarrassing relic of history.
The performance is decent, and I listened to it while I was running without much issue. As I said, I hope more books like this are made available on Audible!
A way forward for uniting the Bible and Theology
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