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Reading Scripture Canonically
Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation
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Pub Date
Jun 18 2019
| Archive Date
Jun 21 2019
Description
Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts that are necessary for reading, understanding, and communicating Scripture faithfully. He takes seriously the gains of historical criticism while insisting that the Bible must be interpreted as Christian Scripture, offering students a "third way" that assigns proper proportion to both historical and theological concerns. Reading and engaging Scripture requires not only historical tools, Gignilliat says, but also recognition of the living God's promised presence through the Bible.
Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts that are necessary for reading, understanding, and communicating Scripture faithfully. He takes...
Description
Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts that are necessary for reading, understanding, and communicating Scripture faithfully. He takes seriously the gains of historical criticism while insisting that the Bible must be interpreted as Christian Scripture, offering students a "third way" that assigns proper proportion to both historical and theological concerns. Reading and engaging Scripture requires not only historical tools, Gignilliat says, but also recognition of the living God's promised presence through the Bible.
Advance Praise
“Drawing beautifully on Childs and Sheppard, Gignilliat concludes that for the canon, fixity is a pole not a stage. Along the way, the author discusses what links Gunkel to von Rad and what was at stake between Lagarde and Kahle. Hence this work does dual service as a textbook and as a serious spur to scholarly thinking. Gignilliat is unafraid to step beyond ‘biblical studies’ into a theology that is constructive for lives and churches. The Word finds a body in the text as witness to Him as having touched the lives of people, a far cry from Edwin Muir’s caricature of a ‘religion of the book.’”—Mark W. Elliott, professor of theology, University of Glasgow
“Drawing beautifully on Childs and Sheppard, Gignilliat concludes that for the canon, fixity is a pole not a stage. Along the way, the author discusses what links Gunkel to von Rad and what was at...
Advance Praise
“Drawing beautifully on Childs and Sheppard, Gignilliat concludes that for the canon, fixity is a pole not a stage. Along the way, the author discusses what links Gunkel to von Rad and what was at stake between Lagarde and Kahle. Hence this work does dual service as a textbook and as a serious spur to scholarly thinking. Gignilliat is unafraid to step beyond ‘biblical studies’ into a theology that is constructive for lives and churches. The Word finds a body in the text as witness to Him as having touched the lives of people, a far cry from Edwin Muir’s caricature of a ‘religion of the book.’”—Mark W. Elliott, professor of theology, University of Glasgow
Available Editions
| EDITION |
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| ISBN |
9780801049118 |
| PRICE |
$24.00 (USD)
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| PAGES |
144
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780801049118 |
| PRICE |
$24.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
144
|
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