Misusing Scripture

Mark Elliott was Adjunct Professor in Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona.Kenneth Atkinson is Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa.Robert Rezetko is an Independent Scholar and Associate Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, the University of Copenhagen, and the University of Sydney.

• Part 1. Introduction1. Introducing Misusing Scripture: What Are Evangelicals Doing with the Bible?Robert Rezetko, Mark Elliott, and Kenneth AtkinsonPart 2. Inerrancy and Textual Criticism2. The Error of Biblical Inerrancy—The Bible Does Not Exist!Kenneth Atkinson3. Building a House on Sand: What Do Evangelicals Do When They Do Textual Criticism of the Old Testament?Robert RezetkoPart 3. Archaeology and History4. Christian Fundamentalism, Faith, and ArchaeologyWilliam G. Dever5. The New York Times and the Sensationalizing of Archaeological Stories from the Holy Land, 1920–1930Mark ElliottPart 4. The Bible in Its Ancient Context6. "Your Eye Shall Have No Pity": Old Testament Violence and GenocideJoshua Bowen7. Avoiding the Apocalypse in the Book of DanielIan Young and Thomas J. Elms8. A Resurrection FallacyBruce ChiltonPart 5. The Bible in Its Contemporary Context9. Why Academic Biblical Scholars Must Fight CreationismHector Avalos10. Second-Amendment Exegesis of Luke 22:35–53: How Conservative Evangelical Bible Scholars Protect Christian Gun CultureTony Keddie11. Virginal Blood of the Marriage Covenant: Deuteronomy 22:13-21 in Evangelical Purity CultureJoy A. Schroeder12. Essentializing "Woman": Three Neoliberal Strategies in the Christian Right’s Interpretations on Women in the BibleSusanne Scholz