Politicizing the Bible

This examination revisits the biblical days of life-and-death conflict, struggles for power between popes and kings, and secret alliances of intellectuals. It looks beyond the pretense of neutrality in secular study to reveal the appropriation of scripture by politically motivated interpreters. The book questions techniques taken for granted at divinity schools worldwide, tracing their origins to figures like Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke, and argues for a return to biblical literacy in Christianity.