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Bright, John, 1908 September 25-1995

The authority of the Old Testament / John Bright - Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1967 - 272 pages ; 24 cm - Lectures on the James A. Gray Fund of the Divinity School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina . - James A. Gray lectures at Duke University .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261)

The authority of the Old Testament: the nature of the problem -- The problem of the Old Testament: the "classical" solutions -- Biblical theology and the authority of the Old Testament -- The Old Testament in the Christian pulpit: general hermeneutical considerations -- Preaching from the Old Testament: the principles illustrated

What is the nature of the authority of Scripture, and in what sense does the Old Testament share that authority? What place does the Old Testament legitimately occupy in the Christian's Bible and in the church's proclamation? What principles ought to guide one in interpreting it to the congregation? These are the questions with which this book will attempt to deal, with what success the reader must judge. - Foreword

ISBN: 0801006376

LCCN: 67014989

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Bright John

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Bible.--Old Testament--Hermeneutics
Bible.--Old Testament--Homiletical use

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LC Class. No.: BS476 / .B62

Dewey Class. No.: 221.823 / B855A