The more I read of John Polkinghorne's work, the more I admire his way of thinking and writing. In this book Polkinghorne applies what he calls his 'bottom-up thinker' approach developed as a scientist to examining the development and content of scripture. I particularly enjoyed the early chapters where Polkinghorne explains his understanding of the development of religious thinking and divine revelation. He writes "I believe that the nature of divine revelation is not the mysterious transmission of infallible propositions which are to be accepted without question, but the record of persons and events through which the divine will and nature have been most transparently made known." Here Polkinghorne articulately states an understanding of inspiration that I have come to understand. That is just one example of many such gems in this little volume. Highly recommended.
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