Explore the Enscripturation of Christian Identity Across HistoryEvery time we read the Bible, it invites us to find ourselves within its pages. When we do so, we do more than interpret Scripture—Scripture interprets us. And it interprets us by naming us as we stand before the crucified and risen Lord.In Clothed in the Word, David Ney combines historical analysis and biblical hermeneutics to explore the ways in which Christians throughout church his...

Explore the Enscripturation of Christian Identity Across HistoryEvery time we read the Bible, it invites us to find ourselves within its pages. When we do so, we do more than interpret Scripture—Scripture interprets us. And it interprets us by naming us as we stand before the crucified and risen Lord.In Clothed in the Word, David Ney combines historical analysis and biblical hermeneutics to explore the ways in which Christians throughout church his...

We do not simply interpret God's word. His word interprets us.Figural interpretation has been a trademark of Anglican devotions from the beginning. Anglican readers--including Tyndale, Cranmer, Hooker, and Lewis--have been figural readers of the Bible. By paying attention to how words, images, and narratives become figures of others in Scripture, these readers sought to uncover how God's word interprets all of reality. Every verse shines the constellation of God's ...

Enlightenment attempts to save the Old TestamentPastors and scholars today lament the Old Testament's neglect in the West. But this is nothing new. In the eighteenth century, natural philosopher John Hutchinson witnessed the Old Testament becoming devalued as Scripture. And in his mind, the blame lay with Isaac Newton.In The Quest to Save the Old Testament, David Ney traces the battle over Scripture during the Enlightenment period. For Hut...