Biblical Interpretation: History, Context, And Reality

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Christine Helmer, Taylor G. Petrey
BRILL, 2005 - Religion - 181 pages
This volume offers a unique approach to the history of biblical interpretation, examining the historical, theological, and philosophical presuppositions of select interpreters in order to tease out the complexity of factors that shape one s engagement with biblical texts. Taking seriously the power of biblical texts to shape and address questions common to all humanity, these essays not only provide a window into how the biblical text was read at specific times and places and but also suggest fruitful ways to read it today. Contributions in both English and German focus on biblical interpretation in Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity, nineteenth-century German philosophy, and contemporary biblical theology. The contributors are Harold Attridge, Wilhelm Gräb, Stephan Grätzel, Garrett Green, Christine Helmer, Bernd Janowski, Maren Niehoff, Joachim Ringleben, Marvin Sweeney, and Karen Torjesen.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Formale und materiale Aspekte
17
New Garments for Biblical Joseph
33
Reassessment of an Early Christian
57
The Incorporeality of
73
The Democratization of Messianism in Modern Jewish Thought
87
Hegels Interpretation
133
Feuerbach and the Hermeneutics of Imagination
155
Index of Biblical Passages
169
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