Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-328) and index.

Teaching the bible confessionally in the church / Ellen F. Davis -- Scripture's authority in the church / Robert W. Jenson -- Reading scripture as a coherent story / Richard Bauckham -- Uncovering a second narrative: detective fiction and the construction of historical method / David C. Steinmetz -- Is patristic exegesis still usable? Some reflections on early Christian interpretation of the Psalms / Brian E. Daley -- Christ was like St. Francis / James C. Howell -- Reading the scriptures faithfully in a postmodern age / William Stacy Johnson -- Preaching scripture faithfully in a post-Christendom church / Christine McSpadden -- Embodying scripture in the community of faith / L. Gregory Jones -- Critical traditioning: seeking an inner biblical hermeneutic / Ellen F. Davis -- Living dangerously: Genesis 22 and the quest for good biblical interpretation / R. W. L. Moberly -- Joseph and the passion of our Lord / Gary A. Anderson -- Reading scripture in light of the resurrection / Richard B. Hays -- How can we know the truth? A study of John 7:14-18 / R. W. L. Moberly -- "His own received Him not": Jesus washes the feet of his disciples / Marianne Meye Thompson -- Vulnerability, the condition of covenant ; Self-inflicted violence ; Prisoner of hope / Ellen F. Davis -- Who is the God that will deliver you? ; Netted ; Whether we live or die, we are the Lord's / Richard B. Hayes