Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contra et pro Sola Scriptura -- The problematic character of Sola Scriptura -- Foundation or perspective? On the usefulness of formation and epistemology -- Alone together: Sola Scriptura and the other solas of the Reformation -- Hermeneutical theology as contemporary rendition of the Sola Scriptura -- Oral tradition in the Old Testament and Judaism -- "And Moses wrote this Torah" : canon formulas and the theology of writing in Deuteronomy -- "How the mighty have fallen": Sola Scriptura and the historical debate on David as a southern Levantine warlord -- "And it shall come to pass in those days..." Eschatological prophecy between literalizing and spiritualizing -- Sacra Scriptura Sui Ipsius interpres: reinterpretation in the Book of Isaiah --Sola Scriptura and the imperfection of the Hebrew text -- Reading the Bible with multifocal lenses -- Sola Scriptura: the relevance of Luther's use of Sola Scriptura in De Servo Arbitrio -- Sola Scriptura and Calvin's appeal to Chrysostom's exegesis -- Sola Scriptura as social construction. A practical theological approach -- Sola Scriptura and the formative role of practical theology -- The Communio Sanctorum as Scripture's home: Sola, singing and the literal sense -- Sola Scriptura means Scripture first! A "mere Protestant" dogmatic account (an response).

Sola Scriptura' offers a multi-disciplinary reflection on the theme of the priority and importance of Scripture in theology, from historical, biblical-theological and systematic-theological perspectives, aiming at the interaction between exegesis and dogmatics. Brian Brock and Kevin J. Vanhoozer offer concluding reflections on the theme, bringing the various contributions together.