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Time and the Word: Figural Reading of the Christian Scriptures

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ephraim RadnerPublish date:2016-11-14Pages:334
Language:EnglishPublisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9780802879974ISBN-10:802879977UPC:9780802879974Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Christian ChurchBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCFRW6CQ04
This book by Ephraim Radner constitutes the first significant theological account of the foundations and methods of the figural reading of Scripture. Radner's reintroduces contemporary scholars to a traditional approach to biblical interpretation that dates back to Jewish practice from before the time of Jesus. Figural interpretation continued in prominence through the early church, the Middle Ages, and into the early modern period before it was forcefully rejected with the rise of historical criticism.

Embracing "spiritual" and "allegorical" ways of understanding the Bible, figural reading once offered a broad approach to reading Scripture--an approach that Radner here engages through a foundational theological lens. Radner first uncovers the theological presuppositions of figural reading, historically and philosophically, focusing especially on the Christian understanding of time and the divine. He then moves from the theoretical to the concrete, looking at examples of how figural reading of the Bible gives rise to specific doctrinal claims about God and showing how it can still fruitfully inform Christian teaching and preaching today. The book concludes with four sample figural sermons from across the centuries.
Language:EnglishPublisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing CompanyISBN-13:9780802879974ISBN-10:802879977UPC:9780802879974Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Christian ChurchBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCFRW6CQ04
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

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