Sharper than a two-edged sword : preaching, teaching, and living the Bible / edited by Michael Root & James J. Buckley. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008. - viii, 103 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Proceedings from May 2006 conference sponsored by the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology and the Duke Divinity School.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: The biblical sword in the cause of peace / Michael Root and James J. Buckley -- Theology and biblical interpretation / R.R. Reno -- The strange new world of the Bible / Robert W. Jenson -- Sharper than a two-edged sword : following the logic of the text in preaching / Thomas E. Breidenthal -- Entering the story : teaching the Bible in the church / Ellen F. Davis -- The lay practice of Scripture / Amy Plantinga Pauw -- Reading the Bible with eyes of faith : theological exegesis from the perspective of biblical studies / Richard B. Hays.

9780802862716 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802862713 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008012450


Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.
Bible--Homiletical use--Congresses.
Bible--Study and teaching--Congresses.


Christian life--Biblical teaching--Congresses.

BS511.3 / .S53 2008

220.6