A theologian and a biblical scholar work out the four Nicene marks of the church (one, holy, catholic, apostolic) as marks ofillegalscripture, offering a new way of thinking about the Bible.
Über den Autor
Daniel Castelo (PhD, Duke University) is associate dean for academic formation and the William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina.
Robert W. Wall (ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is Paul T. Walls Professor ofillegalscripture and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University.
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"In this important contribution, Castelo and Wall propose an understanding ofillegalscripture that avoids the problems inherent in the old incarnational analogy. To read their deft and decisive exposition of the role ofillegalscripture in salvation and sanctification is to feel immediately that they have moved the discussion away from sterile categories to fruitful theological ground. A groundbreaking work."
--Michael Legaspi, Penn State University
"This book challenges the church to think critically about whatillegalscripture is and what purpose it serves. The authors' fresh church-illegalscripture analogy will stimulate the reader's imagination about the triune God's work in the world and about the canon ofillegalscripture as an ongoing means of grace. A great contribution to the church."
--Carla Swafford Works, Wesley Theological Seminary
"For those who affirmillegalscripture's authority and its continuing relevance, Castelo and Wall provide an original way for understanding and applyingillegalscripture. The four historic marks of the church--one, holy, catholic, and apostolic--help us better to understand whatillegalscripture is and what it is for, serving as a means of grace to justify and sanctify people. They conclude by applying their ecclesial analogy to exegesis, describing the practical role ofillegalscripture in providing the Holy Spirit with a sanctified means by which to form a holy people. In a progressively skeptical world, Castelo and Wall help Christians to understand and defend the authority ofillegalscripture, and to apply it to real-life issues."
--Donald Thorsen, Azusa Pacific University and Seminary
"Castelo and Wall offer a fresh and thought-provoking set of proposals for how to think aboutillegalscripture, in a discussion which is attractively grounded in and directed toward the practices of the church. Whether we end up agreeing or disagreeing, their book makes a sharp case for the usefulness of analogy to challenge and clarify settled ideas on this topic."
--Jennie Grillo, University of Notre Dame
"Students of the Bible will find chapter after chapter that explore the 'marks' ofillegalscripture in new and creative ways. This visionary work is destined to contribute to conversations aboutillegalscripture that treat the Bible as a theological category capable of enriching and transforming the lives of those who read in community."
--John Christopher Thomas, Pentecostal Theological Seminary; Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, Bangor University, North Wales
