(MIS)READING THE FACE OF GOD: THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE IN THE CHURCH. From: Theological Studies | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: AYRES, LEWIS; FOWL, STEPHEN E. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Theological Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

[In a recent document the Pontifical Biblical Commission reasoned that, based on Scripture's two natures--divine and human--the historical-critical method of interpretation is indispensable. This argument is confused. Asserting that Scripture, like the person of Jesus Christ, has two natures does not necessarily require a priority of any one kind of reading. The authors argue that several theologians in Christian history have drawn more appropriate analogies between Christ's nature and Scri...

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