The Sacred Text
Excavating the Texts, Exploring the Interpretations, and Engaging the Theologies of the Christian Scriptures
Published on 4. February 2010
280 pages
978-1-4632-1648-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Sacred Text presents an introduction to historical, interpretive, and theological issues relating to the Christian Scriptures. It presents an overview of the formation of the canon, discusses different strategies for interpretation, and describes how Scripture functions in different theological traditions.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Piscataway, NJ
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
14,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4632-1648-1 (9781463216481)
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Content
- Table of Contents (page 5)
- Contributors (page 7)
- Preface (page 11)
- Abbreviations (page 13)
- Introduction: From Manuscript to MP3 (page 17)
- The History of the Texts (page 35)
- 1 The Septuagint as Scripture in the Early Church (page 37)
- 2 Scripture in the Second Century (page 59)
- 3 Scripture and Tradition: Seeking a Middle Path (page 79)
- 4 Scripture and Canon (page 99)
- The Interpretation of the Texts (page 115)
- 5 Scripture and Biblical Criticism (page 117)
- 6 Scripture and Theological Exegesis (page 135)
- 7 Scripture and Postmodern Epistemology (page 157)
- 8 Scripture and New Interpretive Approaches: Feminist & Post-Colonial (page 177)
- The Theological Status of the Texts as Scripture (page 191)
- 9 Catholic Doctrine on Scripture: Inspiration, Inerrancy, andInterpretation (page 193)
- 10 Scripture in Eastern Orthodoxy: Canon, Tradition, andInterpretation (page 215)
- 11 Still Sola Scriptura: An Evangelical Perspective on Scripture (page 231)
- 12 The Word as Event: Barth and Bultmann on Scripture (page 257)
- Index (page 283)
- Contributors (page 7)
- Preface (page 11)
- Abbreviations (page 13)
- Introduction: From Manuscript to MP3 (page 17)
- The History of the Texts (page 35)
- 1 The Septuagint as Scripture in the Early Church (page 37)
- 2 Scripture in the Second Century (page 59)
- 3 Scripture and Tradition: Seeking a Middle Path (page 79)
- 4 Scripture and Canon (page 99)
- The Interpretation of the Texts (page 115)
- 5 Scripture and Biblical Criticism (page 117)
- 6 Scripture and Theological Exegesis (page 135)
- 7 Scripture and Postmodern Epistemology (page 157)
- 8 Scripture and New Interpretive Approaches: Feminist & Post-Colonial (page 177)
- The Theological Status of the Texts as Scripture (page 191)
- 9 Catholic Doctrine on Scripture: Inspiration, Inerrancy, andInterpretation (page 193)
- 10 Scripture in Eastern Orthodoxy: Canon, Tradition, andInterpretation (page 215)
- 11 Still Sola Scriptura: An Evangelical Perspective on Scripture (page 231)
- 12 The Word as Event: Barth and Bultmann on Scripture (page 257)
- Index (page 283)
