Misusing Scripture: What are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?
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Misusing Scripture : What are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible? / Elliott, Mark (Editor); Atkinson, Ken (Editor); Rezetko, Robert Carl (Editor).
London : Routledge, 2023. 327 p. (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Misusing Scripture
T2 - What are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?
A2 - Elliott, Mark
A2 - Atkinson, Ken
A2 - Rezetko, Robert Carl
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible. This strand of scholarship exerts enormous influence on the religious beliefs and practices, and even cultural and political perspectives, of millions of evangelical Christians in the United States and worldwide. The book brings together a diverse array of authors with expertise on the Bible, religion, history, and archaeology to critique the nature and growth of "faith-based" biblical scholarship. The chapters focus on inerrancy and textual criticism, archaeology and history, and the Bible in its ancient and contemporary contexts. They explore how evangelicals approach the Bible in their biblical interpretation, how "biblical" archaeology is misused to bolster distinctive views about the Bible, and how disputed interpretations of the Bible impact issues in the public square. This unique and timely volume contributes to a greater understanding and appreciation of how contemporary American evangelicals understand and use the Bible in their private and public lives. It will be of particular interest to scholars of biblical studies, evangelical Christianity, and religion in the United States.
AB - Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible. This strand of scholarship exerts enormous influence on the religious beliefs and practices, and even cultural and political perspectives, of millions of evangelical Christians in the United States and worldwide. The book brings together a diverse array of authors with expertise on the Bible, religion, history, and archaeology to critique the nature and growth of "faith-based" biblical scholarship. The chapters focus on inerrancy and textual criticism, archaeology and history, and the Bible in its ancient and contemporary contexts. They explore how evangelicals approach the Bible in their biblical interpretation, how "biblical" archaeology is misused to bolster distinctive views about the Bible, and how disputed interpretations of the Bible impact issues in the public square. This unique and timely volume contributes to a greater understanding and appreciation of how contemporary American evangelicals understand and use the Bible in their private and public lives. It will be of particular interest to scholars of biblical studies, evangelical Christianity, and religion in the United States.
U2 - 10.4324/9781003126416
DO - 10.4324/9781003126416
M3 - Book
SN - 9780367648138
T3 - Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
BT - Misusing Scripture
PB - Routledge
CY - London
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