Listening to the Word of God: A Tribute to Dr. Boyce W. Blackwelder

From among the hundreds of seminary students and professional colleagues whose lives have been moulded by the teaching and writings of Dr. Boyce W. Blackwelder, Dr. Barry L. Callen has chosen a representative group to share the recent fruit of their own biblical scholarship.
This book includes a full review of the ministry and scholarship of Dr. Blackwelder as well as a superb and previously unpublished essay of his detailing his own perspectives on biblical studies and seminary education. In addition, there are eight chapters written by appreciative former students and colleagues in his honor. These chapters address a wide range of vital issues being faced by the church today.
—Do women and men have equal access to grace in ministry?
—Are the words of prophets past and present divine or human words?
—Were persons introduced in the Gospel accounts real persons?
—What is the empowering role of the Holy Spirit in the mission of the church?
—What considerations are crucial for an appropriate interpretation of books like Romans and Galatians?
—Are Christians really expected to be "perfect"?
—What about the Book of Revelation?
—And what about the whole issue of ministerial authority as all of the above issues are faced in the life of today's church?
This will be a volume to keep and treasure. A volume for reference and research. Dr. Callen again has served the church well in bringing together these scholars, their careful thinking, and the memory of a Christian man who for many years enriched the life of the church with his ministry, teaching and scholarship. May the spirit and work of Dr. Blackwelder live on. But, more importantly, as Dr. Blackwelder certainly would have said, may we be helped to hear the Word of God.