Biblical and Pastoral Bridgework - Paperbackby Denise Dombkowski Hopkins (Editor), Michael S. Koppel (Editor) Whether singly or jointly authored, these essays model dynamic, interactive reading of human situations and biblical texts. The exchange between texts and human situations reveals the multivalent complexities of both human situations and scriptural texts, and cautions against a simplistic use of the Bible and of pastoral theory and practices. Drawing upon both texts throughout the Bible