Taught By God

"When we read Scripture, we enter the divine classroom for sanctifying instruction. In Taught by God, Brandon Smith contends that Scripture is not simply a collection of historical facts or moral rules; it is an encounter with the living God. Engaging with figures such as Origen, Justin, Hugh of St. Victor, Aquinas, and Luther, Smith illustrates how a premodern way of reading Scripture employed sensibilities that invite deep communion with the triune God. Readers will discover in Smith's work of historical recovery a more textured and deeply traditioned method of understanding Scripture." -- back cover.