The Domain of the Word: Scripture and Theological Reason
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567014258 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Webster's book is a remarkable accomplishment: a wide-ranging and learned work by a theologian approaching the height of his powers. Those with interests in systematic theology will profit greatly from this excellent collection.” Paul Dayydd Jones, University of Virginia“All the hallmarks of Webster's book--clarity, austerity of style, and irrepressible cheerfulness -- seem to me to have been magnified in this rich volume.” Jonathan Douglas Hicks, University of Otago, Anglican Theological Review
The book brings together a set of related studies on the nature of Scripture and of Christian theology by one of the most prominent representatives of Protestant theology of our time. Torrance and Rowan Williams) have understood the nature and interpretation of the Bible. After a brief introduction on the setting of the book and its major themes, the first part of the volume examines topics on the nature and interpretation of Scripture. A comprehensive proposal about Scripture and its interpretation is followed by a study of Scripture as the embassy of the risen Christ, and by three related chapters analyzing the ways in which widely different major modern theologians (Barth, T.F. The second part of the volume makes a cumulative proposal about the nature and tasks
His published work includes a number of books on the theology of Karl Barth, on the nature and interpretation of Scripture, and on Christian dogmatics, including Confessing God. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.. He edited The Oxford Handbook to Systematic Theology, and is an editor of The International Journal of Systematic Theology. John Web
"Excellent" according to Shepherd. This excellent theological work from seasoned theologian John Webster is now available in paperback much more affordable than the hardback copy. The essays cover topics such as the doctrine of scripture, dogmatic ecclesial reasoning, and ecumenism. It is intended to be read together with the forthcoming companion volume, "God Without Measure."