The Bible Among Scriptures and Other Essays

Kirjan The Bible Among Scriptures and Other Essays (2017) on kirjoittanut Heikki Räisänen. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Mohr Siebeck. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 364 sivua ja se on sidottu.

The essays by Heikki Räisänen (1941-2015) collected in this volume deal with a broad array of topics, ranging from early Christian identities to bibliodrama and other modern-day approaches to the scriptures. The exegetical studies in the first part explore issues related to early Christian eschatology, virginal conception, and Paul's complex argumentation about the Jews and their salvation in Romans 9-11. The essays on ancient and modern interpretations of the Bible in the second part pay special attention to ethical issues, address the "dark sides" of its reception, and discuss the biblical interpretations of Marcion and Joseph Smith. The third section comprises studies on the Bible and Qur'an, while the concluding chapter provides a comprehensive description of the Bible as scripture from a comparative perspective.