Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : -- Scripture, theology, and culture : considerations and contributions / S. A. Cummins -- Part 1. Interpretive Frameworks : -- 1. A proposal for advancing the theological interpretation of Scripture / Stephen E. Fowl -- 2. A discursive frame for reading Scripture / Joel B. Green -- 3. The Bible, evolution, and the journey of faith / Peter Enns -- Part 2. Interpreting in Accord with Doctrine, Canon, and Literary Form : -- 4. Genesis 1:2 and the doctrine of creation / Craig G. Bartholomew -- 5. A canonical reading of Ecclesiastes / Christopher R. Seitz -- 6. What's "catholic" about the "catholic" epistles collection? / Robert W. Wall -- 7. Mixing wine with water : enjoyment and expectation through the style of the Apocalypse / Edith M. Humphrey -- Part 3. Interpreting by Reading in Faithful Company : -- 8. Reading the Exodus story with Melito and Origen / Hans Boersma -- 9. Reading Paul's letter to the Romans with Aquinas and Calvin / Charles Raith II -- 10. Reading the Old Testament with Dietrich Bonhoeffer / Jens Zimmermann

This book features essays by biblical scholars and theologians offering broad reflections on key interpretive issues, rich readings of challenging biblical texts, and interaction with the Christian exegetical tradition from Melito of Sardis to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The contributors to this volume are leading figures in the theological interpretation of Scripture. Mindful of the Bible's role in relation to God's purposes, people, and world, these essays together offer "acts of interpretation" that aim to advance the faithful and fruitful correlation of Scripture, theology, and culture.