How can sacred texts be used to encourage respectful conversation and interaction among people of different faiths? How can the scriptures be interpreted in ways that illuminate and enhance public life? This book asks these questions and reflects on the use and abuse of scriptures in public life.
Jonathan A. Draper Boeken


This ground-breaking volume gathers the best new work in Gospels criticism centered on how the Gospels actually came to be: through oral tradition, story performance, and cultural memory. Contributors include: John Miles Foley Martin Jaffee Jonathan A.Draper Ellen Aitken Holly Hearon Vernon K. Robbins Whitney Shiner Jan Assmann Jens Schroeter Richard A. Horsley.