the bible tells me so: why defending scripture has made us unable to read it peter enns

(1994) from Harvard University (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations). from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1989), and an M.A. He graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania (1982), obtained an M.Div.

He grew up in River Vale, New Jersey and graduated from Pascack Valley High School ( Hillsdale, New Jersey) in 1978. Peter Enns was born in Passaic, New Jersey, (January 2, 1961) to German-American immigrant parents.

He also wrote The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It and The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our 'Correct' Beliefs. His book The Evolution of Adam questions the belief that Adam was a historical figure. His book Inspiration and Incarnation challenged conservative/mainstream Evangelical methods of biblical interpretation. He has also worked with Francis Collins' The BioLogos Foundation. Outside of his academic work Enns is a contributor to HuffPost and Patheos. He has written widely on hermeneutics, Christianity and science, historicity of the Bible, and Old Testament interpretation. Peter Eric Enns (born January 2, 1961) is an American Biblical scholar and theologian. Old Testament, Wisdom literature, Hermeneutics Clemens professor of biblical studiesĮastern University ( St.

The bible tells me so: why defending scripture has made us unable to read it peter enns