Biblical Interpretation and Christian Ethics - Rilegato

JIHMcDonald

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ISBN 10: 0521430593 ISBN 13: 9780521430593

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2022

Riassunto

Inter-disciplinary studies are emerging rapidly to meet the insistent demands of the modern age. Biblical interpretation is itself inter-disciplinary, drawing together the biblical traditions and others to address the problem of interpreting texts. Christian ethics is also multi-disciplinary and thus no stranger to this new ethos. To bring these two areas together is a potentially creative undertaking. It comes at a time when much attention is being paid to reading texts and the interpretive tradition. The author's principal aim is to read the Bible in the context of moral concern. Attention is paid to the liberal quest and to eschatology and ethics (each marking a distinct epoch in the relationship of Bible and ethics), before the post-critical age is studied under the rubric 'participation in meaning'. The final section deals with ethics and historical reading, and with ethics and contemporary reading. The book concludes with a discussion of selected practical topics.

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Recensione:

"This careful study of the interaction between Christian biblical interpretation and ethics combines a modern history of the subject with actual exegesis of several important biblical texts. It is very well researched, sometimes brilliant, and always informative....Very highly recommended." Choice

"...scholarly and sophisticated work...." Religious Studies Review

Descrizione del libro:

Does the Bible have a central place, or any place, in Christian ethics today? Should it have? If it does have, what implications does this have for biblical interpretation, as well as for Christian ethics? These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which is the first comprehensive treatment of such concerns.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• ISBN 10: 0521430593
• ISBN 13: 9780521430593
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 100