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The Use and Abuse of the Bible: A Brief History of Biblical Interpretation is unavailable, but you can change that!

Written in an engaging and entertaining manner, this new book from leading Catholic biblical scholar Henry Wansbrough charts the use and abuse of Scripture throughout the ages. It ranges from the evangelists’ engagement with the Hebrew Scriptures to the use of the Bible in present day politics—perhaps most pertinently in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Wansbrough takes, as his starting point,...

as seen through the eyes of the Church and taught by the Church. The knowledge and understanding of how Scripture has been read in the Church is therefore an important factor in coming to an appreciation of divine revelation. The official teachers of the Church are held to be the successors of the Apostles. This does not mean they are the only teachers; it is their function to guide and encourage others in their search for the truth. The whole priestly people of God share in the prophetic function
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