The Formation Of Christian Understanding

an essay in theological hermeneutics

Plot

"This book," writes Charles Wood, "aims to set forth a single coherent perspective on the Christian interpretation and use of the Bible. Rather than asking in general how biblical texts may be understood or what might be gaines from this, it asks more specifically how a text might be Christianly understood and what uses might be appropriate for a given text as Christian scripture." Professor Wood discusses the relationship between Christian and historical-critical reading of the Bible and the changes in outlook on the Bible that came with the rise of biblical criticism,. he demonstrates that the aim of Christian undersanding is the knowledge of God and puts forward a new theory of the use of Scripture as Christian canon. Certain to be read in course on contemporary theology and Scripture, The Formation of Christian Understanding is a unique and constructive contribution to the theology of biblical interpretation. --