The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar began 25 years ago, conceived to address key issues at the heart of a renewal of biblical interpretation that was rigorous and in service of the church. Since then it has developed into four seminars: Scripture and Hermeneutics, Scripture and Doctrine, Scripture and Church, and Scripture and the University. These now function as part of KLC’s Scripture Collective, directed by Rev Dr David Larsen.
The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar has produced an influential, global, diverse, ecumenical and world-class 8 volume series exploring vital areas in biblical interpretation. These have resourced countless classrooms and have been cited thousands of times in scholarly research, in pulpits and Bible studies worldwide. We are excited that a new multi-volume series with Zondervan Academic is underway, with the first volume out already. We are pleased to announce the arrival of the second volume below.
Earlier this year, KLC hosted an online event outlining the history and impact of the Scripture Collective, as well as some hints of what is to come. You can watch the recording of this event here:
Divine Action in Hebrews and the Ongoing Priesthood of Jesus is the title of the second volume in our Scripture Collective Series, published by Zondervan Academic in October 2023.
In recent decades the idea of God acting in history has not fared well in far too much biblical studies and theology. Prior to his untimely death, William Abraham produced a very significant four volume series on divine action with OUP. In a lecture he gave in Chicago, he encouraged us to attend to the rough ground – alluding to Wittegenstein – of actual divine action.
In this volume we do precisely that by attending to divine action in Hebrews. This volume is the fruit of the work of our Scripture and Doctrine Seminar, and, courtesy of a diverse group of excellent authors, ranges from exegesis to theology and philosophy and history of interpretation, landing finally in very practical areas.
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