Daniel L. Smith-Christopher
Author of A Biblical Theology of Exile
About the Author
Daniel L. Smith-Christopher studies theology at the Mennonite Biblical Seminary and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. At Wilmington College, he was Director of Peace Studies and taught religion and phislophy. Curently he teaches theology and Hebrew Bible at Loyola Marymount University.
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Character Ethics and the Old Testament: Moral Dimensions of Scripture (2007) — Contributor — 38 copies
Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts (Society of Biblical Literature… (2008) — Contributor — 20 copies
By the irrigation canals of Babylon : approaches to the study of the exile (2012) — Contributor — 6 copies
Jeremiah (Dis)Placed: New Directions in Writing/Reading Jeremiah (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) (2011) — Contributor — 3 copies
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I was really looking forward to this commentary on the book of Micah. It's one of my favorite books, and contains one of my favorite verses:
(Micah 6:8) He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
When studying scripture, there are three vital steps that cannot be skipped: Who is writing (the author), who is being written to (the intended readers), and when is it being written (historical context). This is the basis of all proper bible study. Without it, the possibility of gross misinterpretation increases exponentially.
The author starts out immediately in his introduction with the statement that he is going to base his commentary on the book of Micah on his own personal experiences. This goes against the tenets of bible study, and against scripture itself:
(2 Peter 1:20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For this reason alone, I can't read or review this book. He's attempting to privately interpret the book of Micah, and no book of the Bible is intended to be read that way.… (more)