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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784849703321

Autore

Frei Hans W

Titolo

Theology and narrative : selected essays / / Hans W. Frei ; edited by George Hunsinger, William C. Placher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993

ISBN

0-19-774168-1

1-280-44318-9

0-19-536007-9

1-4237-6485-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HunsingerGeorge

PlacherWilliam C <1948-2008.> (William Carl)

Disciplina

230/.3

Soggetti

Narration in the Bible

Theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Remarks in Connection with a Theological Proposal; 2. Theological Reflections on the Accounts of Jesus' Death and Resurrection; 3. Theology and the Interpretation of Narrative: Some Hermeneutical Considerations; 4. The ""Literal Reading"" of Biblical Narrative in the Christian Tradition: Does It Stretch or Will It Break?; 5. Conflicts in Interpretation: Resolution, Armistice, or Co-existence?; 6. Karl Barth: Theologian; 7. Barth and Schleiermacher: Divergence and Convergence; 8. Of the Resurrection of Christ; 9. Response to ""Narrative Theology: An Evangelical Appraisal""10. H. Richard Niebuhr on History, Church, and Nation; Afterword: Hans Frei as Theologian; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of essays by the late Protestant theologian Hans Frei, on the subject of biblical interpretation. The volume includes notes and comments in the hope of making Frei's views more accessible to theological students and scholars.