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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957648703321

Autore

Williams David M. <1966->

Titolo

Receiving the Bible in faith : historical and theological exegesis / / David M. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8132-1665-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

220.6/01

Soggetti

Biblical scholars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. CLASSICAL AND MODERN EXEGESIS -- Origen -- Aquinas -- Spinoza -- Troeltsch -- Conclusion -- 2. RAYMOND BROWN -- Present circumstances -- Literal and historical -- Beyond the literal sense -- Evaluation and comment -- 3. BREVARD CHILDS -- Critique of the present situation -- Fundamental distinctions -- Stages of interpretation -- Evaluation and comment -- 4. JUAN LUIS SEGUNDO -- Assessment of the present situation -- Faith and ideology -- Biblical applications -- Evaluation and comment -- 5. HENRI DE LUBAC -- Diagnostic reflections -- The Christian transposition -- 'Omnis Scriptura divina de Christo loquitur' -- Evaluation and comment -- 6. UTRAQUE UNUM -- Dual intentionality -- Guided application -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book should prove helpful to students as an overview of some of the issues involved, while more advanced readers will appreciate its analysis of recent scholars as well the attempt to integrate and adapt their insights.