Postmodern Use of the Bible

In Post modern Use of the Bible, Edgar McKnight offers a concise yet rigorous guide to interpreting the Bible through postmodern literary theory and reader-response criticism. Across 288 pages, he explores how modern approaches to narrative, language, and existential meaning reshape our understanding of sacred texts.

Through an accessible survey of both Continental and American schools of thought, the book reveals how the reader's context, experience, and interpretation play an indispensable role in meaning-making—challenging conventional norms in biblical hermeneutics.

Ideal for theology students, scholars, and any thoughtful reader of scripture, McKnight’s work bridges literary theory, philosophy, and religious studies. This text invites you not simply to read the Bible, but to engage with it—actively, reflectively, and with fresh critical insight.