The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation

From the Early Church to Modern Practice

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Pub Date Aug 21 2018 | Archive Date Aug 27 2018

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Description

For the better part of fifteen centuries, Christians read Scripture on two complementary levels, the literal and the spiritual. In the modern period, the spiritual sense gradually became marginalized in favor of the literal sense. The Bible came to be read and interpreted like any other book. This brief, accessible introduction to the history of biblical interpretation examines key turning points and figures and argues for a retrieval of the premodern spiritual habits of reading Scripture.

For the better part of fifteen centuries, Christians read Scripture on two complementary levels, the literal and the spiritual. In the modern period, the spiritual sense gradually became marginalized...


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780801049682
PRICE $27.00 (USD)
PAGES 288