Major new edition of a modern classic, fully revised and expanded. Contains a substantial new chapter on ‘The Bible in Practice’.

John Barton is one of the world’s most influential and widely respected biblical scholars, and questions about biblical authority and inspiration are as topical and controversial as ever.

The purpose of a good book is surely to interest, to stimulate, to challenge and to provoke… Dr Barton does all of these things on almost every page… no one should miss reading this book. Church Times