What Is the Bible and How Do We Understand It?
Dennis R. Edwards offers a succinct and profound investigation of Scripture. By holding up Jesus as the interpretive key and inviting us to read the Bible with the marginalized, Edwards challenges us to a Christ-centered approach to hermeneutics. What does it mean to read the Bible with Jesus at the center? How does Scripture illuminate the work of God in the world? Edwards shines light on contemporary debates about the Bible and calls us to faithful, loving interpretations and applications of the Word of God.
The Jesus Way series delves into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
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"Christians are not as much People of the Book as we are People of the Person. I'm so grateful to Dennis Edwards for writing a book that helps us meet the person of Jesus in the pages of the Bible."
--Bruxy Cavey, senior pastor at The Meeting House and author of The End of Religion and Reunion
"This book is a gift to the church from an indispensable biblical scholar with decades of pastoral experience. Rooted in the living Anabaptist tradition and African American faith, Dennis Edwards provides an extremely accessible and informative introduction to the Bible. While breaking down what the Bible is, this book encourages readers to interpret Scripture through the lens of Christ, with the Holy Spirit's help, in community with others, studiously, with the goal of faithful obedience in the way of Jesus. Your church should be reading this in small groups together!"
--Drew G. I. Hart, assistant professor of theology at Messiah College and author of Trouble I've Seen
