His reflections on some of the ways we might answer these questions in the church today became the twelve short chapters of this book. Here scripture scholar and Anglican priest Christopher Bryan looks at the nature of the Bible’s authority and inspiration and how the Bible can inform our decision-making today. He explores common questions about scripture, such as: What do we mean when we say that the scriptures are , that they are , that they are the ? How do we define the Bible’s for the past and the future? What does a church that takes the Bible’s authority seriously actually like? How does it read, study, and pray with the Bible?And offers essential guidelines for everyone who wonders about the authority of the Bible, and who wants to read it with attentiveness and understanding.