{"product_id":"struggling-with-scripture-9780664224851","title":"Struggling with Scripture","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallenging the traditional meaning of Scripture is not easy, even in the face of issues that call into question those traditional interpretations. In these reflections, Walter Brueggemann says that the Bible, as the live word of the living God, will not submit to the accounts we prefer to give it. The Bible's inherent, central evangelical proclamation has greater and more permanent authority than our inescapably provisional interpretations. William Placher notes that taking the Bible most seriously means struggling to understand its meaning as well as affirming its truth. And Brian Blount distinguishes what some may claim as a \"last word,\" which is necessarily a dead word, from the living word that is God's word to us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrueggemann, Walter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Brueggemann\u003c\/strong\u003e is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is the author of dozens of books, including \u003cem\u003eSabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Interrupting Silence: God's Command to Speak Out\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTruth and Hope: Essays for a Perilous Age\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlacher, William C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Placher\u003c\/b\u003e was Charles D. and Elizabeth S. LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the author or editor of a number of books including \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, published by WJK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlount, Brian K.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBrian K. Blount\u003c\/b\u003e is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Secondary Education in Richmond, Virginia. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePreaching Mark in Two Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking Room at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eCan I Get a Witness?\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from WJK.","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603269058834,"sku":"9780664224851","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cba6583f-7e05-4da4-a674-58ccbdef13f9.jpg?v=1757432599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/struggling-with-scripture-9780664224851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}