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After Pentecost : Language And Biblical Interpretation 2
In the 1960's we became aware, courtesy of James Barr, that linguistics was important for biblical interpretation and that word studies could not continue as usual. In the 1970's the literary turn alerted us to the radical implications of the nature of the Bible as literature. In the 80s and 90s, language has been at the heart of postmodernism, and this has faced biblical interpretation with a range of challenges. The SAHSeminar was aware from the outset that any renewal of biblical interpretation would have to attend to the issue of language. In this rich and creative volume the importance of linguistic issues for biblical interpretation is analyzed, the challenge of postmodernism is explored, and some of the most creative recent developments are assessed and updated, most notably by Nick Wolterstorff (response by Mary Hesse), Anthony Thiselton and Kevin Vanhoozer. Elaine Botha opens up the relevance of current studies of metaphor for biblical exegesis. The thorny issue of gender language and the Bible is examined (David Lyle Jeffrey with a response from Elaine Storkey), the Bible as literature is revisited (Stephen Wright, Brian Ingraffia), there is a major chapter on translation of the Bible (Ray van Leeuwen), and the relevance of a theology of language to biblical interpretation is opened up. These issues are brought repeatedly to bear on actual exegesis, most notably on Deuteronomy (Gordon McConville), Amos (Karl Moller), and parts of the Gospels.
by Bartholomew, Craig
vendor Zondervan
$34.99
0310234123
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