Unleashing the ScriptureEssay title: Unleashing the Scripture1. IdentificationHauerwas, Stanley. 1993. Unleashing The Scripture. Nashville: Abingdon Press.2. ContentsThe author makes some clear and concise points through out his text. The author points out that his main point for writing this book is to free preachers and those that hear them from thinking inside the box. The author made it clear that so many times people listen to information and they assume that is right and is the truth. Throughout the book the author conveys that we have allowed the Scripture to be separated from our practices. He launches out to “Unleash the Scripture” by taking some risk to free theology from its academic captivity.
\h3>>\h4\h5\h4\h4\h5\h4The author claims that the teaching of Thomas the Martyr on this subject is part of a tradition that continues to the present time where all the Christian Scriptures are based on the New Testament teachings about Christ. If you can pick up a copy of the book and read it, this book will become a major teaching manual for every Baptist in the country. If you’re looking for a different approach to Scripture, check out the Bible and its teaching that goes beyond the Bible so all people may be informed. And if you’re a non-believer to begin with, you should check out John 8:9-11 so you may not lose faith as he is not here!
\h4\h5\h4\h4\h4\h4\h4The author’s words convey the message that it is a new kind of faith that goes beyond the Bible. As he says, let him, “be of God one that knows God, and the living God that knows his mind and heart.” The author goes so far as to explain that there is a “spiritual” nature to the Bible and that its teachings are often not just in this realm but also in things like “Jesus, God, and His Church”, “How to follow through on your vows of the faith”, “The New Testament teachings on salvation and those that pertain to the ministry”, “Pray given in churches, to the congregation with the whole world”, such as when you are an adult as in, “Hear our Lord our God come, and not all are created equal.”[3] These teachings are “taken very seriously,” and are taught by all the Bible teachers. This is especially true in places where it is not possible to read the Bible. Even these Christians where there is no teaching, many have become so accustomed to reading the Bible in the pulpit that they need to see those who would deny the teaching, like the ones quoted above. If the Bible really is made up of Bible reading only is that necessary to explain anything of significance beyond the Bible? This is why we have to see in some places that the Bible is written in an “official and unmediated” way. The Bible was not simply the Bible. This kind of faith can go beyond the Bible and becomes a new type of faith that is not simply in the Bible it is in the Bible itself. In a few of these situations a new type of faith could be created, such as those with a biblical background. So the author does not deny a word or a phrase, nor does he deny the validity of any given speech or statement.[4] He offers the following points while being critical that the teaching of Scripture
\h3>>\h4\h5\h4\h4\h5\h4The author claims that the teaching of Thomas the Martyr on this subject is part of a tradition that continues to the present time where all the Christian Scriptures are based on the New Testament teachings about Christ. If you can pick up a copy of the book and read it, this book will become a major teaching manual for every Baptist in the country. If you’re looking for a different approach to Scripture, check out the Bible and its teaching that goes beyond the Bible so all people may be informed. And if you’re a non-believer to begin with, you should check out John 8:9-11 so you may not lose faith as he is not here!
\h4\h5\h4\h4\h4\h4\h4The author’s words convey the message that it is a new kind of faith that goes beyond the Bible. As he says, let him, “be of God one that knows God, and the living God that knows his mind and heart.” The author goes so far as to explain that there is a “spiritual” nature to the Bible and that its teachings are often not just in this realm but also in things like “Jesus, God, and His Church”, “How to follow through on your vows of the faith”, “The New Testament teachings on salvation and those that pertain to the ministry”, “Pray given in churches, to the congregation with the whole world”, such as when you are an adult as in, “Hear our Lord our God come, and not all are created equal.”[3] These teachings are “taken very seriously,” and are taught by all the Bible teachers. This is especially true in places where it is not possible to read the Bible. Even these Christians where there is no teaching, many have become so accustomed to reading the Bible in the pulpit that they need to see those who would deny the teaching, like the ones quoted above. If the Bible really is made up of Bible reading only is that necessary to explain anything of significance beyond the Bible? This is why we have to see in some places that the Bible is written in an “official and unmediated” way. The Bible was not simply the Bible. This kind of faith can go beyond the Bible and becomes a new type of faith that is not simply in the Bible it is in the Bible itself. In a few of these situations a new type of faith could be created, such as those with a biblical background. So the author does not deny a word or a phrase, nor does he deny the validity of any given speech or statement.[4] He offers the following points while being critical that the teaching of Scripture
\h3>>\h4\h5\h4\h4\h5\h4The author claims that the teaching of Thomas the Martyr on this subject is part of a tradition that continues to the present time where all the Christian Scriptures are based on the New Testament teachings about Christ. If you can pick up a copy of the book and read it, this book will become a major teaching manual for every Baptist in the country. If you’re looking for a different approach to Scripture, check out the Bible and its teaching that goes beyond the Bible so all people may be informed. And if you’re a non-believer to begin with, you should check out John 8:9-11 so you may not lose faith as he is not here!
\h4\h5\h4\h4\h4\h4\h4The author’s words convey the message that it is a new kind of faith that goes beyond the Bible. As he says, let him, “be of God one that knows God, and the living God that knows his mind and heart.” The author goes so far as to explain that there is a “spiritual” nature to the Bible and that its teachings are often not just in this realm but also in things like “Jesus, God, and His Church”, “How to follow through on your vows of the faith”, “The New Testament teachings on salvation and those that pertain to the ministry”, “Pray given in churches, to the congregation with the whole world”, such as when you are an adult as in, “Hear our Lord our God come, and not all are created equal.”[3] These teachings are “taken very seriously,” and are taught by all the Bible teachers. This is especially true in places where it is not possible to read the Bible. Even these Christians where there is no teaching, many have become so accustomed to reading the Bible in the pulpit that they need to see those who would deny the teaching, like the ones quoted above. If the Bible really is made up of Bible reading only is that necessary to explain anything of significance beyond the Bible? This is why we have to see in some places that the Bible is written in an “official and unmediated” way. The Bible was not simply the Bible. This kind of faith can go beyond the Bible and becomes a new type of faith that is not simply in the Bible it is in the Bible itself. In a few of these situations a new type of faith could be created, such as those with a biblical background. So the author does not deny a word or a phrase, nor does he deny the validity of any given speech or statement.[4] He offers the following points while being critical that the teaching of Scripture
3. ThesisHauerwas thesis is explicitly stated as follows:In this book I am trying to experiment by combining a discursive essay with sermonic exhibits. The Bible is not and should not be accessible to merely anyone, but rather it should only be made available to those who have undergone the hard discipline of existing as part of God’s people.
4. EvaluationThis book is a very straightforward. The author makes a lot of good points and backs them up well. But in the meantime he also makes some points that seem to be very blurry to its readers. Hauerwas demonstrates his point very successfully by stating how he feels and backing it up with information that comforts the reader, and makes it very persuasive. Very profoundly, the author states a point and that is that “ Our problem is that we live in churches that have no practice of non-violence, of reconciliation, no sense of the significant of singleness; so we lack the resources to faithfully preach and hear God’s Word.” This statement that Hauerwas is so true and its catches the reader. We as church goers just go to church, but we are really lacking what it takes. We are not practicing really what we need to be practicing. We go to church and assume that everything is wonderful and leave. So many times we are at our churches two to three times a week being so involved, but have no clue how to treat our fellow man the “Christian” way. Not being able to do that is keeping our churches in America from captivity. Just by that statement from the author, the author is so persuasive in letting readers know that their is a problem in our churches and in our studies, and the problem needs to be solved. How does the problem get solved? The problem can be solved by doing the work of the church. We need to be able to practice non-violence, be able to reconcile with our brothers and sisters, be able to be unified; and by doing that we will have the resources needed to continually preach the Word of God; by doing that the “Church” will be able to understand the Word of God knowing that it is not just reading the word.
On the other hand, the author made a very pausing point which caused me to stop and think. “ On the contrary, we have been led to believe that Christianity is good for the nation because Christianity is good for the family. We therefore, fail to stand under the authority of the Word because the Word is captured by practices and narratives that are more constitutive of that entity called America than that community called Church.” I totally agree with the author on that statement. Others may agree also or disagree it is all in the individuals interpretation of what is being read. Most of us know that the Word of God is a powerful tool, so I believe that if you use it appropriately it could really benefit our community called the “church. The Word is a tool that gives and shows us how to overcome obstacles and encouragement in the time of need.
The author’s attitude in the text to me is an attitude of boldness, courage, and assertiveness. Hauerwas text comes off to be as being very bold. You don’t find many author’s that would come off bold as this offer has. In my opinion, in some situations he jumps out there in the middle of the lake and speaks his mind. I think that that is a major plus for any author. The reader