Anna Hutchinson

The Influence of the Doctrine of Scripture (eBook, PDF)

How Beliefs about the Bible Affect the Way It Is Read

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

All over the UK, Evangelical Anglicans read and study the Bible, in churches and in homes, in groups and as individuals. They do this because they believe the Bible is God's word, a collection of texts that is authoritative, inspired, consistent, clear and sufficient. But what does this mean for the way the Bible is read? Should the Bible always be read as historically accurate? As theologically accurate? As relevant for today? In other words, how do the beliefs that such readers have about the nature of the Bible, affect the way that they interpret and the conclusions that they come to? To answer these questions, Anna Hutchinson conducted field work analysing Evangelical Anglicans as they study the Bible. Utilizing qualitative methodology, she argues that the doctrine of Scripture is often narrowly conceived amongst Evangelical Anglicans, such that its influence in interpretation is often qualified and overshadowed by various factors including beliefs about God, genre and personal experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216342748
• Artikelnr.: 74398089

Autorenporträt

Anna Hutchinson is lecturer and tutor in theology at St. Mellitus College, South West.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Situating the Research
Chapter 2 Research Methodology and Design
Chapter 3 The Influence of the Doctrine of Scripture: Reading Historically
Chapter 4 The Influence of the Doctrine of Scripture: Reading Theologically
Chapter 5 The Influence of the Doctrine of Scripture: Reading for Today
Chapter 6 The Influence of the Doctrine of Scripture: Some Conclusions
Chapter 7 The Influence of Belief: Reading through Doctrine
Chapter 8 The Influence of Literature: Reading through Genre
Chapter 9 The Influence of Context: Reading through Experience
Chapter 10 The Influence of Education: Comparing Responses
Chapter 11 The Influence of the Text: Reading for Transformation