Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Hermeneutic of Discipleship (New Explorations in Theology)

by Derek W. Taylor

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2020

Overview

The Bible is meant to be read in the church, by the church, as the church.

Although the practice of reading Scripture has often become separated from its ecclesial context, theologian Derek Taylor argues that it rightly belongs to the disciplines of the community of faith. He finds a leading example of this approach in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who regarded the reading of Scripture as an inherently communal exercise of discipleship.

In conversation with other theologians, including John Webster, Robert Jenson, and Stanley Hauerwas, Taylor contends that Bonhoeffer’s approach to Scripture can engender the practices and habits of a faithful hermeneutical community. Today, as in Bonhoeffer’s time, the church is called to take up and read.

Key Features

• Focuses on Bonhoeffer’s approach to Scripture
• Explores Scripture as an inherently communal exercise of discipleship
• Examines the writings of John Webster, Robert Jenson, and Stanley Hauerwas

Contents

• Part One: The Church as Creature of the World: Hermeneutics and the Risen Christ
• Part Two: The Church as Institution: Hermeneutics and the Ecclesial Past
• Part Three: The Church as Congregation: Hermeneutics and Togetherness
• Part Four: The Church as Missional Community: Hermeneutics and the World

Praise for the Print Edition

Derek Taylor brings his considerable analytical ability to the important topic of biblical interpretation, offering us a deeply considered proposal building on the work of Bonhoeffer and others, on the sense in which the church is the context for reading the Bible. This book is not to be missed.

—Darren Sarisky, senior research fellow in religion and theology at Australian Catholic University

Product Details

• Title: Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Hermeneutic of Discipleship
• Author: Derek W. Taylor
• Series: New Explorations in Theology
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 283
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945; Bible › Hermeneutics
• ISBNs: 9780830849192, 9780830849185, 083084919, 0830849181, 083084919X
• Resource ID: LLS:RDNGSCRPTRXPLTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T04:15:58Z

About Derek W. Taylor

Derek W. Taylor (ThD, Duke University) is an assistant professor of theology and director of the Emmaus Scholars Program at Whitworth University. He previously taught at Hope College.