Description: Conservative Protestant views of Scripture have not moved much beyond the fundamentalist-modernist controversies of the early twentieth century. Today, discussions must evolve and become transparently conversant with recent scholarly developments. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Authority of Scripture provides contemporary reflections on the most pressing challenges facing inerrancy today. Whatever your current position, this volume will deepen your understanding of the authority of Scripture. TABLE OF CONTENTS and CONTRIBUTORS:Foreword by William Abraham / ixEditor's Preface by Carlos R. Bovell / xviiHistorical Perspectives1 No Creed but the Bible, No Authority Without the Church:American Evangelicals and the Errors of Inerrancy-D. G. Hart / 32 The Subordination of Scripture to Human Reason at OldPrinceton-Paul Seely / 283 The Modernist-Fundamentalist Controversy, the Inerrancy ofScripture, and the Development of American Dispensationalism-Todd Mangum / 464 The Cost of Prestige: E. J. Carnell's Quest for IntellectualOrthodoxy-Seth Dowland / 715 Inerrancy, a Paradigm in Crisis"-Carlos R. Bovell / 91Biblical Perspectives6 Inerrancy and Evangelical Old Testament Scholarship: Challengesand the Way Forward-J. Daniel Hays / 1097 Theological Diversity in the Old Testament as Burden or DivineGift? Problems and Perspectives in the Current Debate-RichardSchultz / 1338 "But Jesus Believed That David Wrote the Psalms . . ."-Stephen Dawes / 1649 Some Thoughts on Theological Exegesis of the OldTestament: Toward a Viable Model of Biblical Coherence andRelevance-Peter Enns / 18310 Inerrantist Scholarship on Daniel: A Valid Historical Enterprise?-Stephen Young / 20411 The Implications of New Testament Pseudonymy for a Doctrine ofScripture-Stanley E. Porter / 236Theoretical Perspectives12 Issues in Forming a Doctrine of Inspiration-Craig Allert / 25913 How Evangelicals Became Overcommitted to the Bible and WhaCan Be Done about It-J. P. Moreland / 28914 Biblical Authority: A Social Scientist's Perspective-Brian Malley / 30315 Authority Redux: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, andTheology-Christian Early / 32316 Scripture and Prayer: Participating in God-Harriet A. Harris / 34417 "A Certain Similarity to the Devil": Historical Criticism andChristian Faith-Gregory Dawes / 35418 Critical Dislocation and Missional Relocation: Scripture'sEvangelical Homecoming-Telford Work / 371List of Contributors / 397Endorsements:""This collection of essays is a bold and high-quality reflection on how to hold to a 'high view' of Scripture once the notion of 'infallibility' is perforce given up. Since my entire life has been outside the orbit of the question of infallibility, much of this is new to me. I have learned a great deal from the judicious, disciplined, honest way in which Scripture is approached here. The wise foreword by William Abraham that functions as an overture is itself of enormous value and prepares the way for the thoughtful, critical, well-informed analyses that are to follow.""-Walter BrueggemannColumbia Theological Seminary""In recent years major questions about the nature of Scripture have been raised, questions which have given rise to academic and ecclesiastical warfare, with some urging continued defense of inerrancy and others advocating its complete abandonment. The time is ripe for the appearance of studies that explore this troubled landscape in new ways and try to explain how it all has come about. Carlos Bovell has assembled an impressive collection of essays that do just that. Major theological seminaries and major figures are treated in these interesting and thought-provoking essays. Anyone interested in the doctrine of Scripture and how it is debated today must consult Bovell's book.""-Craig A. EvansAcadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Authority of Scripture by Carlos R Bovell, Paperback | Indigo Chapters