Jacques Ellul and the Bible

Jacob Marques Rollison is an independent scholar living in Strasbourg, France. He holds a PhD in theological ethics from the University of Aberdeen. He is co-author of Jacques Ellul in the Cascade Companions series, and has recently translated Ellul's two-volume To Will & to Do: An Introduction to Christian Ethics. He is on the board of directors of the International Jacques Ellul Society.

• List of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Hermeneutic of Freedom?Jacob Marques RollisonPart I: Approaching the Biblical Text1. Jacques Ellul’s View of ScriptureDavid W. Gill2. The Authority of the BibleJacques Ellul; translated by Anne-Marie Andreasson Hogg3. The Bible and Christian ActionJacques Ellul; translated by Lisa Richmond4. Scriptural Ethics: On the Meaning and Use of the Analogy of FaithFrédéric Rognon; translated by Jacob Marques Rollison5. Meaning and Its “Interplay” with Freedom in the BibleJacques Ellul; translated by Anne-Marie Andreasson HoggPart II: Revisiting Ellul’s Readings of the Bible6. Jacques Ellul as a Theological Exegete of the Old TestamentJohn Goldingay7. What’s in a Name? Jacques Ellul’s Reading of Naming in Genesis 1–3Michael Morelli8. Jacques Ellul and Exodus: A Summary and ReviewG.P. Wagenfuhr9. Ellul on Job: The Freedom of WaitingAmy J. Erickson10. Ellul as a Reader of EcclesiastesAnthony J. Petrotta11. The Figure of Jonah in Ellul’s Life and WorkJean-Sébastien Ingrand; translated by Jacob Marques Rollison12. Reading 2 Kings with Jacques EllulChris Friesen13. A Short, Complementary Note on Romans 13:1Jacques Ellul; translated by Jacob Marques Rollison14. Review of André Chouraqui’s Translation of the BibleJacques Ellul; translated by Lisa RichmondPart III: Ellul and the Bible Today: Contemporary Dialogue15. Darwin and the BibleJacques Ellul; translated by Matthew T. Prior16. Giving under God’s Gaze: Figures of the Gift in the Bible and in the Work of Jacques EllulPatrick Chastenet; translated by Christian Roy17. Nature and Scripture in Bernard Charbonneau’s The Green LightChristian Roy18. Review of Ellul, On Being Rich and Poor: Christianity in a Time of Economic GlobalizationBrian Brock19. Hope and Abandonment in the BibleElisabetta Ribet20. Ellul on Scripture and IdolatryAndrew Goddard21. The Tower of Babel and the Hymn of Kenosis: Counterpoint Texts for EllulTed Lewis22. Ellul’s Apocalyptic Understanding of Scripture in Money and PowerDeclan Kelly

Including work by established scholars, fresh voices, and newly translated materials, this outstanding collection of essays showcases the renaissance that is currently underway in Ellul studies. By focusing on Ellul's rich engagements with and reflections on Scripture, the contributors convey the highly innovative and expansive nature of his theological thinking.