The postmodern American church desperately needs the reminder that truth, to have any teeth at all, must be absolute. By the same token, the church desperately needs to embrace the fact that absolute truth, far from being oppressive, sets us free. To be able to know the truth is the remarkable gift of the Bible, and the Bible is a remarkable gift to the church. David Watson, likewise, gives us a gift in Scripture and the Life of God, a wise teaching on why the Bible matters, why we trust its authority, and how learning to converse with the Scriptures can lead us into the very heart of God.