Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
&#8220;The best book of its kind available.&#8221; (The Christian Century)&#8220;N. T. Wright opens for us a path beyond of the paralyzing polarization of &#8220;liberal&#8221; and &#8220;conservative.&#8221; (Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian)&#8220;In a fashion that is both old fashioned and new fangled at the same time Bishop Wright takes us through a sane and helpful study of what it means to treat the Bible as the authoritative Word of God. Highly Recommended!&#8221; (Ben Witherington, author of The Brother of Jesus)&#8220;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.&#8221; (John R. Franke, Professor of Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary)&#8220;[P]robing, provocative, insightful&#8230;This is a book of uncommon wisdom for all who read and love the Bible.&#8221; (Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and Executive Editor of Christianity Today)&#8220;This wide-ranging whirlwind-tour account of Scripture channeling God&#8217;s authority, with its tweaking of distortions back into shape and its first-class approach to Bible study, is masterly throughout.&#8221; (J. I Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College)&#8220;Wright offers sensible insights on the transforming power of God, very necessary in these times of skepticism and confusion.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly)&#8220;Scripture and the Authority of God is a fabulous book. With characteristic verve and occasionally pungent grace&#8230; Scripture and the Authority of God could be the beginning of a more faithful listening, as well as sustaining more fruitful conversation about the nature of biblical interpretation.&#8221; (Books&Culture;)&#8220;Wright appeals to the reader to take another look at the Bible, not as an isolated phenomenon&#151;a veritable rule book similarly applicable at all times and in all places&#151;but rather as a book better placed within both the contemporary cultural context and as part of a larger tradition of interpretation.&#8221; (Explorefaith.org)&#8220;Wright is a provocative theologian... there is so much here that you will wish that it were longer-- but its brevity makes for easy reading and it certainly deserves to be read.&#8221; (Church of England Newspaper)&#8220;The whole book gives further cause for gratitude for God&#8217;s gift of Wright to his Church.&#8221; (ANVIL)