In his criticism of conservative approaches to the Bible, Enns puts forth this incarnational view of the Scriptures that attempts to take the human authors and their situations seriously. Jesus Christ as fully God and fully human) and brings them to the Scriptures. In particular Enns ties together the fundamental ideals of the incarnation (e.g. The major element of The Bible Tells Me So is Enns’ approach to human authors writing in their specific time and context. While some conservatives many be unwilling to affirm this, it remains common ground to share with Enns. Ultimately though the church needs “to learn that trusting God is not the same thing as trusting the Bible” (21). This reflects itself in many head nods to Enns’ thorough questions only to respond to his answers with head shakes. Disagreements occur over what the Scriptures are ontologically and what they were written to communicate.
One cannot disagree with the statement “the Bible isn’t the problem” (7-9) since the church must reform itself to the Scriptures. Enns’ story acts as background for his thesis that conservative Christians demand too much of the Bible. Enns’ answers are the source of controversy and disagreement.Įnns starts The Bible Tells Me So with a flurry of helpful statements and personal history (chapter 1). In The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It, Enns brings a wealth of humor and honest questions to many common held beliefs among conservative Christians. Peter Enns is a familiar name in the discussion on the content and purpose of the Christian Scriptures. “Christians, don’t expect more from the Bible than you would of Jesus” (243).
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