{"product_id":"9780802873804","title":"The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture","description":"\u003cp\u003eA key emphasis of Brevard Childs's  distinguished career has been to show  not only that the canon of Scripture  comprises both Old and New Testaments  but also that the concept of \"canon\"  includes the way the Christian church  continues to wrestle in every age with  the meaning of its sacred texts. In  this new volume Childs uses the book of  Isaiah as a case study of the church's  endeavor throughout history to  understand its Scriptures.  In  each chapter Childs focuses on a  different Christian age, using the work  of key figures to illustrate the  church's changing views of Isaiah.  After looking at the Septuagint  translation, Childs examines  commentaries and tractates from the  patristic, Reformation, and modern  periods. His review shows that despite  an enormous diversity in time, culture,  nationality, and audience, these works  nevertheless display a \"family  resemblance\" in their theological  understandings of this central Old  Testament text. Childs also reveals how  the church struggled to adapt to  changing social and historical  conditions, often by correcting or  refining traditional methodologies,  while at the same time maintaining a  theological stance measured by  faithfulness to Jesus Christ. In an  important final chapter Childs draws  out some implications of his work for  modern debates over the role of  Scripture in the life of the  church.  Of great value to  scholars, ministers, and students, this  book will also draw general readers  into the exciting theological debate  currently raging in the Christian  church about the faithful  interpretation of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EERDMANS TRADE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673647300660,"sku":"9780802873804","price":56.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9390\/2132\/files\/9780802873804.jpg?v=1776380063","url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9780802873804","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}