Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis

Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis

Author: Craig A. CarterPrice: $24.29Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2018-04-17T00:00:01ZPages:304Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0801098726ISBN:13:9780801098727The rise of modernity, especially the European Enlightenment and its aftermath, has negatively impacted the way we understand the nature and interpretation of Christian Scripture. In this introduction to biblical interpretation, Craig Carter evaluates the problems of post-Enlightenment hermeneutics and offers an alternative approach: exegesis…

ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary

ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary

Author: Kasher, DavidPrice: $21.99Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2022-10-18T00:00:01ZPages:316Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:161027444XISBN:13:In the spirit of Nechama Leibowitz’s classic, ‘New Studies in the Weekly Parsha,’ Rabbi David Kasher offers 54 essays exploring the vast but understudied genre of Jewish literature known as parshanut, or Torah commentary. From the masters of midrash who began the tradition, to the medieval…

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Five (Volume 5)

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Five (Volume 5)

Author: Matt, Daniel C.Price: $47.52Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2009-10-21T00:00:01ZPages:656Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:0804762198ISBN:13:9780804762199This third volume of completes the Zohar’s commentary on the book of Genesis. Throughout, the Zohar probes the biblical text and seeks deeper meaning–for example, the divine intention behind Joseph’s disappearance, or the profound significance of human sexuality.

Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)

Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)

Author: Palmer, Richard E.Price: $23.89Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:1969-12-01T00:00:01ZPages:304Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0810104598ISBN:13:9780810104594Hermeneutics introduces English-speaking readers to a field of increasing importance in contemporary philosophy and theology—hermeneutics, the theory of understanding, or interpretation. Hermeneutics is concerned with the character of understanding, especially as it is related to interpreting linguistic texts. It goes beyond mere philological methodology, however,…

God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality (Overtures to Biblical Theology)

God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality (Overtures to Biblical Theology)

Author: Trible, PhyllisPrice: $21.91Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:1986-01-01T00:00:01ZPages:206Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0800604644ISBN:13:9780800604646Focusing on texts in the Hebrew Bible, and using feminist hermeneutics, Phyllis Trible brings out what she considers to be neglected themes and counter literature. After outlining her method in more detail, she begins by highlighting the feminist imagery used for God; then she moves on…

What Jesus Meant

What Jesus Meant

Author: Wills, GarryPrice: $12.89Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2006-03-02T00:00:01ZPages:176Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:0670034967ISBN:13:9780670034963In what are billed as “culture wars,” people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Garry Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program. He was far more radical than that. In a fresh reading of the gospels,…

The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: In the New Testament Church and Today

The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts: In the New Testament Church and Today

Author: Max TurnerPrice: $26.49Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:1997-11-01T00:00:01ZPages:388Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0801047927ISBN:13:9780801047923Questions regarding the role of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts in the life of the believer and the church today continue to be asked. Professor Max Turner suggests that the place to begin answering such questions is the New Testament. What do the writers of…

Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)

Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)

Author: ZondervanPrice: $21.01Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2009-10-24T00:00:01ZPages:384Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0310276551ISBN:13:9780310276555Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology evaluates interpretive models of applying biblical texts and provides perspectives on questions of moving from Scripture to theology.

101 Myths of the Bible: How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History

101 Myths of the Bible: How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History

Author: Greenberg, GaryPrice: $19.99Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2002-09-01T00:00:00.000ZPages:352Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1570718423ISBN:13:9781570718427Greenberg, a lawyer who’s also president of the Biblical Archaeology Societyf New York, explores how the myths and legends of neighboring cultures areuilt into the foundations of the modern monotheistic religions. He describes long and continuous relationship between ancient Israel and Egypt,xamining Old Testament stories to…

The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (Student Library)

The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (Student Library)

Author: Nash, Ronald H.Price: $17.99Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2003-02-06T00:00:01ZPages:304Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0875525598ISBN:13:9780875525594Did early Christianity borrow essential beliefs and practices from pagan religions and philosophies of the time? No, answers Ronald Nash in this compelling case for the uniqueness of Christian teaching. Part 1 investigates possible influences of Hellenistic philosophy on the New Testament; part 2, the…

On First Principles

On First Principles

Author: OrigenPrice: $17.86Buy NowCategory:Christian Bible Criticism & InterpretationPublication Date:2013-12-09T00:00:01ZPages:486Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0870612794ISBN:13:9780870612794Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is…