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The Bible, theology, and faith : a study of Abraham and Jesus /

How can academic biblical interpretation fruitfully contribute to Christian belief and living in today's world? This book offers a synthesis of some of the best in pre-modern, modern and post-modern approaches to biblical interpretation, and locates the discipline within a self-critical Trinita...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moberly, R. W. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Colección:Cambridge studies in Christian doctrine.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 The Bible, the question of God, and Christian faith
  • Situating the argument
  • (1) A basic tension
  • (2) Reason and life
  • (3) Bible and Church
  • (4) Speech about God
  • James Barr, 'Does Biblical Study Still Belong to Theology?'
  • (1) Exposition
  • (2) Preliminary critique
  • C.K. Barrett, 'What is New Testament theology?'
  • (1) Exposition
  • (2) Critique
  • The question of religious truth within the accounts of Barr and Barrett.
  • The 'Introduction' to The Postmodern Bible by The Bible and Culture Collective
  • (1) Exposition
  • (2) Critique
  • The Bible and the question of God
  • Interpreting the Bible in relation to the question of God: some hermeneutical presuppositions
  • 2 Christ as the key to scripture: the journey to Emmaus
  • The concern of the text
  • Narrative and metaphor
  • The preliminary conversation (24:17-24)
  • Jesus interprets scripture (24:25-7)
  • The meal at Emmaus (24:28-35)
  • The enduring significance of the story
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Abraham and God in Genesis 22.
  • The canonical significance of Genesis 22
  • Introduction to Genesis 22
  • Conflicting assessments of Genesis 22
  • The central concerns of Genesis 22
  • The 'fear of God': interpreting in canonical context
  • Two key passages for interpreting 'fear of God'
  • (1) Exodus 20:20
  • (2) Job 1:1-2:10
  • Two problems in understanding 'fear of God'
  • (1) The legacy of Rudolph Otto
  • (2) Fear of God as fear of unpleasant consequences
  • The relational significance of 'fear of God/YHWH': three aspects of Old Testament usage
  • Fear of God and fear of YHWH in Genesis 22.
  • Abraham's 'fear of God': a preliminary conclusion
  • The meanings of testing
  • (1) Caveat and terminology
  • (2) The analogy with metalworking
  • (3) The distinctive idiom of nissah
  • (4) Divine testing' in order to know'
  • Divine seeing in Genesis 22
  • (1) Seeing and providence
  • (2) Where is 'YHWH sees'?
  • (3) Jerusalem and tradition history
  • The significance of Jerusalem as 'YHWH sees'
  • YHWH's oath of blessing
  • (1) Role within structure of story
  • (2) The content of YHWH's blessing
  • The problem of child sacrifice
  • Metaphorical language and the problem of Abraham's immorality.
  • Isaac as beloved son and bearer of God's promise
  • 4 Ancient and modern interpretations of Genesis 22
  • Genesis 22 in the New Testament and in the Fathers
  • Genesis 22 in the work of Vischer
  • (1) Hermeneutical presuppositions
  • (2) Exposition
  • (3) Analysis
  • Genesis 22 in the work of von Rad
  • (1) Hermeneutical presuppositions and exposition
  • (2) Analysis and evaluation
  • Von Rad and the relationship between Old and New Testaments
  • Abraham in Genesis 18 and 22
  • (1) Two Jewish interpretations
  • (2) Reflections on Roshwald and Levenson.