The Four Senses of Scripture (Paperback)

Patrick Schreiner

ISBN 10: 1540968790 / ISBN 13: 9781540968791

Editore: Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI, 2026

Paperback. In the modern era, biblical hermeneutics has been dominated by the grammatical-historical method. This represents a departure from the interpretive approach commonly used during the prior 1,700 years of the church, the four senses approach (or quadriga). Those four senses are literal (grammatical-historical), allegory (Christological), tropology (moral), and anagogy (eschatological).Patrick Schreiner doesn't believe modern hermeneutics is wrong but believes that it is incomplete in ignoring these other aspects. Here he seeks to recover this ancient method by explaining it, defending it, and offering a coherent method for using it. With scholars, students, and pastors in view, he argues that this approach, with the senses in conversation with each other, better respects the nature, goal, and ecclesial setting of reading, interpreting, and applying the Bible.Schreiner begins by giving a brief overview of the four senses and why early Christians used this method. He then examines each sense in detail, exploring the what, why, and how, along with providing examples. Finally, he addresses anticipated exegetical, historical, and allegorical objections to his proposal. The book includes a foreword by Jonathan T. Pennington. This book challenges modern hermeneutics, arguing that the patristic and medieval "four senses" approach better respects the nature, goal, and ecclesial setting of reading the Scriptures. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781540968791

Riassunto:

Recovering the Church's Classical Approach to Biblical Interpretation

For nearly 1,700 years, the church read Scripture through four interwoven lenses--literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical--known as the quadriga. Modern biblical hermeneutics has largely set this tradition aside. In The Four Senses of Scripture, Patrick Schreiner argues the church hasn't moved beyond the ancient approach so much as it has lost something essential.

Schreiner doesn't reject the grammatical-historical method--he recovers what it leaves behind. This book

● covers all four senses--literal (grammatical-historical), allegorical (Christological), tropological (moral), and anagogical (eschatological)--with the what, why, and how of each;
● traces why early Christians used this method and makes the case for recovering a medieval mind for modern readers;
● demonstrates each sense in practice with examples drawn from across the biblical canon;
● engages exegetical, historical, and allegorical critiques of the quadriga with scholarly rigor; and
● includes an appendix written specifically for church application with scholars, students, and pastors in mind.

Drawing on patristic and medieval exegesis, Schreiner offers a coherent, historically grounded framework for reading Scripture through all four senses in conversation, a method that better honors the nature, goal, and ecclesial context of biblical interpretation. The book includes a foreword by Jonathan T. Pennington.

Informazioni sull'autore: Patrick Schreiner (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books, including Matthew: Disciple and Scribe and The Transfiguration of Christ.

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Titolo: The Four Senses of Scripture (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI
Data di pubblicazione: 2026
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new