# Pete Enns **Summary.** Pete Enns is an American biblical scholar and author who writes for general readers about how the Bible can be read honestly alongside modern historical and critical study. He holds a PhD in Near Eastern languages and civilizations from Harvard University and teaches biblical studies at Eastern University. ## Public record Enns is known for books including *Inspiration and Incarnation* (2005), *The Bible Tells Me So* (2014), *The Sin of Certainty* (2016), and *How the Bible Actually Works* (2019). His work argues that the Bible reflects the ancient contexts of its human authors, and he treats doubt and uncertainty as part of mature faith rather than as failure. He co-hosts *The Bible for Normal People*, a podcast and publishing project that presents academic biblical scholarship for a lay audience. ## Why he matters in this wiki Enns is a recurring reference point for questions about hermeneutics and the difference between biblical inerrancy and other views of Scripture's authority. His accessible framing of historical-critical reading connects to this wiki's interest in deconstruction and faith that holds space for uncertainty. ## Related - [[Hermeneutics]] · [[Biblical Inerrancy]]