TY - BOOK AU - Minear,Paul Sevier TI - The Bible and the historian: breaking the silence about God in biblical studies SN - 0687030439 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BS 543 .M56 2002 U1 - 225.6/7 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible KW - Theology KW - N.T KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Part I: Divine revelation and historical research -- The musician versus the grammarian: An early storm warning -- The transcendence of God and human historicity -- Christian eschatology and historical methodology -- Biblical ontology and ecclesiology -- Divine revelation and human knowledge -- Part II: The churches' memories of the Messiah -- The preparation (Matthew and Luke) -- The offense (Matthew) -- The covenant (Luke) -- The creative word (John) -- The resurrection and the life (John) -- Part III: The Messiah's presence with the churches -- The family (Hebrews) -- The homeland (Revelation) -- The bond (2 Corinthians) -- The peace (The New Testament) -- The hope (1 Peter) -- Part IV: The Messiah's gifts, the churches' gratitude -- The Spirit (Romans, Luke, Mark, and Revelation) -- The liberation (Galatians) -- The promise (John) -- The thanksgiving (The New Testament) -- The mission (Romans) -- The hymn (Philippians) ER -