First Thoughts on Ben Witherington's New Book, "The Living Word of God"
I will admit that this is the first book I have (began to) read of Witherington's trilogy on the central ordinances of the Christian faith (baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the Bible), though it is itself the third installment. But I must also admit that my heart is always more drawn to books that discuss the authority of the Bible more so than those concerning baptism or the Eucharist, for reasons I'm not sure I can articulate, but I suspect may be calling-related. In any event, I'll be posting a lot more about the book in the days to come, at least until I get my pre-U.S.-release copy of N.T. Wright's Surprised by Hope that I just ordered from Amazon UK, because I'm just that much of an N.T. Wright nut and simply couldn't wait for the mid-February U.S. release. But a funny thing happened on my way to Chapter 1. Witherington actually utilizes a snippet, as a pre-introduction to the book, from one of my favorite N.T. Wright essays of all time, How Can the Bi...