This second edition of Bauckham’s wonderful work is essential reading for understanding the relationship between the Bible and politics. The enduring value of The Bible in Politics is that it teaches the reader how to read the Bible politically and to gain an understanding of the social relevance of the Bible that is more disciplined, more informed, more imaginative, and more politically fruitful than many interpreters–past and present–have achieved.
Richard Bauckham is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He is Senior Scholar at Ridley Hall, University of Cambridge, and a Visiting Professor at St. Mellitus College in London.