How relevant is the Bible today? How should it be used by Christians? Modern criticism and traditional belief and devotion based on the scriptures sometimes seem at odds, but in this lively book John Muddiman brings the two together. In a fresh and straightforward style raightforwards he provides the key to an intelligent reading of the Bible, emphasizing the corporate nature of faith, the centrality of belief in the Incarnation of the Word and the consistency of the Bible with the Catholic view of nature and society.

The significance of the Old Testament, the message and story of Jesus and the writings of St Paul are illumined, and the book ends with a stimulating agenda for the renewal of the Church today on a biblical basis.

John Muddiman is Vice-Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford.