Do the best biblical scholars love Jesus?
Some questions—as opposed to a categorical judgment—about Joel Green's post
Joel B. Green’s recent blog post “What Makes a Good Biblical Scholar?” has gotten a lot of attention. Green opens,
The best biblical scholars genuinely love Scripture, and come to its pages ready to hear God’s address. They exhibit both a certain posture vis-à-vis the text and their own formation in relation to it, and a commitment to the hard work of reading Scripture that takes seriously the nature of the text.
Green maintains that the “best” biblical scholars read the Bible as disciples who look to scripture to shape their lives. He argues that since “the Scriptures yearn to reshape how we comprehend our lives and identify our greatest needs,” the best interpreters will read them according to that purpose. Moreover, “good” scholars will interpret the Bible from within the church and “engage the grand tradition of the church’s faith and life.”
