This panel will focus on the nature of Christian scripture and approaches to its interpretation, bringing together a group of authors from the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology who are writing in this area. Papers will focus on key concepts and methodologies, hermeneutical and contextual approaches, and the challenges of thinking encyclopaedically about the topics under consideration.Chair: Andrew Mein (University of St Andrews) Speakers:Ben Fulford (University of Chester)Richard Briggs (Durham University)Christopher Ocker (Australian Catholic University)Juliana Claassens (Stellenbosch University) Kimberly Russaw (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary)