Resurrecting Interpretation
Technology, Hermeneutics, and the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Published on 25. April 2012
274 pages
978-1-63087-593-0 (ISBN)
Description
Hermeneutics is the work of Hermes, the Greek demigod, a messenger from the gods and from the dead. Simon Perry sets out to explore the contemporary face of Hermes through a reading of Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). This parable has one distinguishing feature that marks it out from other ancient stories following the same basic storyline: that a visitor from the dead is not granted leave to return with a message to the land of the living. In order for Scripture to be heard, Hermes is not necessary.
Where does this leave the role of hermeneutics? Perry looks to philosophers, ethicists, and theologians for an answer.
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Technology, Hermeneutics, and the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
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Simon Perry is chaplain of Robinson College, Cambridge. He is a former soldier, a single parent, and author of All Who Came Before (2011).
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Demythologizing the Text
- Chapter 2: Democratizing the Text
- Chapter 3: Defacing the Text
- Chapter 4: Resurrection as the Chiasmus of History and Biblical Interpretation
- Chapter 5: Christological Reading as Humility
- Chapter 6: Somatological Reading as Charis
- Chapter 7: Eschatological Reading as Sabbath Celebration
- Conclusion: Resurrection as the Pulse of Scripture
- Bibliography
