ATC 1988 The Scriptures and Modern Christian Teaching

Anglicans have long been spoken of as the people of two books: the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. Article 6 of the Thirty-Nine Articles makes it quite clear how central the Holy Scriptures are to an Anglican understanding of the Catholic Faith. But questions are being raised today how are we to understand the Scriptures and how are we to teach them? Here are scholarly and thoughtful Christians providing answers. As Father John Pearce remarked: "The teaching of the New Testament is not achieved until it is assimilated into people's lives."