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Inspiration and Incarnation

I'm just back from a reading group I belong to. This is the Theological Study Group of The John Owen Centre in Finchley. Eight of us gathered to discuss the book Inspiration and incarnation by Peter Enns. The subtitle is Evangelicals and the problem of the Old Testament. Enns is an Old Testament scholar and an associate professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. None of us were happy with the book which fails on several levels, being rather imprecise, perhaps naive and a rather unhelpful introduction to the subject.
More than one review against the book has appeared. These include John Currid in the current Banner of Truth Magazine and various articles at Reformation 21. See here and here and here. There are lots of other reviews elsewhere. This interview is also interesting.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, April 09, 2007

    i wish you would have expounded on why you didn't find the book helpful and why it failed.

    because it is an amazing book.

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  2. Gary BradyMonday, April 09, 2007

    We obviously disagree here. I'm with the reviews I've linked to. Is the book v popular in WTS?

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  3. AnonymousMonday, April 09, 2007

    the book is basically dr. enns' old testament introduction course put into a lay friendly book.

    those students who actually think love the book and the class.

    those students who are either 'truly reformed' or don't want to think don't like the book.

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