Bible and Interpretation: The Collected Essays of James Barr

Zusatztext [T]his collection is a brimming cornucopia ... the reader is dazzled! at every turn! by the lively outpouring of a capacious mind. There is hardly an essay! or a single page! that fails to enlighten! instruct or correct. Klappentext James Barr was a central figure in twentieth-century biblical scholarship, theology, and the study of biblical languages. These three volumes, which he planned before his death in 2006, gather together many major papers and essays into an accessible collection. Zusammenfassung James Barr was a central figure in twentieth-century biblical scholarship, theology, and the study of biblical languages. These three volumes, which he planned before his death in 2006, gather together many major papers and essays into an accessible collection. Inhaltsverzeichnis VOLUME 1: INTERPRETATION AND HISTORY; John Barton: Foreword; Ernest Nicholson & John Barton: James Barr Remembered; John Barton: Introduction; I: Biblical Interpretation and Biblical Theology; 1 Does Biblical Study still belong to Theology?; 2 Biblical Scholarship and the Unity of the Church; 3 Historical Reading and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture; 4 The Bible as a Document of Believing Communities; 5 Some Thoughts on Narrative, Myth and Incarnation; 6 Reading the Bible as Literature; 7 Divine Action and Hebrew Wisdom; 8 Biblical Scholarship and the Theory of Truth; 9 Literality; 10 Exegesis as a Theological Discipline Reconsidered, and the Shadow of the Jesus of History; 11 Biblical Criticism as Theological Enlightenment; 12 Jowett and the Reading of the Bible 'like any other book'; 13 The Bible as a Political Document; 14 Revelation through History in the Old Testament and in Modern Theology; 15 Semantics and Biblical Theology; 16 Story and History in Biblical Theology; 17 Biblical Theology; 18 Biblical Theology and Revelation in History; 19 Trends and Prospects in Biblical Theology; 20 The Theological Case against Biblical Theology; 21 Some Problems in the Search for a Pan-Biblical Theology; 22 Predictions and Surprises: A Response to Walter Brueggemann's Review; II: Authority of Scripture; 23 Has the Bible any Authority?; 24 Biblical Hermeneutics in Ecumenical Discussion; 25 The Authority of Scripture: Dictionary Definition; 26 Scriptural Proof; 27 The Authority of Scripture: The Book of Genesis and the Origin of Evil in Jewish and Christian Tradition; 28 Review of William J. Abraham, Divine Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism; III: Judaism; 29 Judaism: Its Continuity with the Bible; IV: Natural Theology; 30 Biblical Faith and Natural Theology; 31 Mowinckel, the Old Testament, and the Question of Natural Theology; 32 Biblical Law and the Question of Natural Theology; 33 Greek Culture and the Question of Natural Theology; 34 Ancient Biblical Laws and Modern Human Rights; V: Environing Religions; 35 Philo of Byblos and his 'Phoenician History'; 36 The Question of Religious Influence: The Case of Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity; 37 The Language of Religion; Index; VOLUME 2: BIBLICAL STUDIES; John Barton: Introduction; I. Old Testament; 1 The Old Testament; 2 The Old Testament and the new crisis of Biblical Authority; 3 The Meaning of 'Mythology' in Relation to the Old Testament; 4 Theophany and Anthropomorphism in the Old Testament; 5 The Image of God in Genesis: Some Linguistic and Historical Considerations; 6 The Image of God in the Book of Genesis: A Study in Terminology; 7 The Symbolism of Names in the Old Testament; 8 The Book of Job and its Modern Interpreters; 9 Jewish Apocalyptic in Recent Scholarly Study; 10 An Aspect of Salvation in the Old Testament; 11 Review article of M. Brett, Biblical Criticism in Crisis?; 12 Hebraic Psychology; 13 Review of James L. Kugel, The Idea of Biblical Poetry; 14 The Synchronic, the Diachronic, and the Historical: A Triangular Relationshipa; 15 Some Semantic Notes on the Covenant; 16 Was Everything that God Cre...

[T]his collection is a brimming cornucopia ... the reader is dazzled, at every turn, by the lively outpouring of a capacious mind. There is hardly an essay, or a single page, that fails to enlighten, instruct or correct.

Klappentext
James Barr was a central figure in twentieth-century biblical scholarship, theology, and the study of biblical languages. These three volumes, which he planned before his death in 2006, gather together many major papers and essays into an accessible collection.

Inhalt
VOLUME 1: INTERPRETATION AND HISTORY; John Barton: Foreword; Ernest Nicholson & John Barton: James Barr Remembered; John Barton: Introduction; I: Biblical Interpretation and Biblical Theology; 1 Does Biblical Study still belong to Theology?; 2 Biblical Scholarship and the Unity of the Church; 3 Historical Reading and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture; 4 The Bible as a Document of Believing Communities; 5 Some Thoughts on Narrative, Myth and Incarnation; 6 Reading the Bible as Literature; 7 Divine Action and Hebrew Wisdom; 8 Biblical Scholarship and the Theory of Truth; 9 Literality; 10 Exegesis as a Theological Discipline Reconsidered, and the Shadow of the Jesus of History; 11 Biblical Criticism as Theological Enlightenment; 12 Jowett and the Reading of the Bible 'like any other book'; 13 The Bible as a Political Document; 14 Revelation through History in the Old Testament and in Modern Theology; 15 Semantics and Biblical Theology; 16 Story and History in Biblical Theology; 17 Biblical Theology; 18 Biblical Theology and Revelation in History; 19 Trends and Prospects in Biblical Theology; 20 The Theological Case against Biblical Theology; 21 Some Problems in the Search for a Pan-Biblical Theology; 22 Predictions and Surprises: A Response to Walter Brueggemann's Review; II: Authority of Scripture; 23 Has the Bible any Authority?; 24 Biblical Hermeneutics in Ecumenical Discussion; 25 The Authority of Scripture: Dictionary Definition; 26 Scriptural Proof; 27 The Authority of Scripture: The Book of Genesis and the Origin of Evil in Jewish and Christian Tradition; 28 Review of William J. Abraham, Divine Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism; III: Judaism; 29 Judaism: Its Continuity with the Bible; IV: Natural Theology; 30 Biblical Faith and Natural Theology; 31 Mowinckel, the Old Testament, and the Question of Natural Theology; 32 Biblical Law and the Question of Natural Theology; 33 Greek Culture and the Question of Natural Theology; 34 Ancient Biblical Laws and Modern Human Rights; V: Environing Religions; 35 Philo of Byblos and his 'Phoenician History'; 36 The Question of Religious Influence: The Case of Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity; 37 The Language of Religion; Index; VOLUME 2: BIBLICAL STUDIES; John Barton: Introduction; I. Old Testament; 1 The Old Testament; 2 The Old Testament and the new crisis of Biblical Authority; 3 The Meaning of 'Mythology' in Relation to the Old Testament; 4 Theophany and Anthropomorphism in the Old Testament; 5 The Image of God in Genesis: Some Linguistic and Historical Considerations; 6 The Image of God in the Book of Genesis: A Study in Terminology; 7 The Symbolism of Names in the Old Testament; 8 The Book of Job and its Modern Interpreters; 9 Jewish Apocalyptic in Recent Scholarly Study; 10 An Aspect of Salvation in the Old Testament; 11 Review article of M. Brett, Biblical Criticism in Crisis?; 12 Hebraic Psychology; 13 Review of James L. Kugel, The Idea of Biblical Poetry; 14 The Synchronic, the Diachronic, and the Historical: A Triangular Relationshipa; 15 Some Semantic Notes on the Covenant; 16 Was Everything that God Created really good?: A Question in the First Verse of the Bible; 17 Reflections on the Covenant with Noah; 18 A Puzzle in Deuteronomy; 19 Mythical Monarch Unmasked? Mysterious Doings of Debir King of Eglon; 20 Did Isaiah know about Hebrew 'Root Meanings'?; 21 Thou art the Cherub': Ezekiel 28.14 and the Post-Ezekiel Understanding of Genesis …

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