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Reading the Bible Theologically
Contributor(s): Sarisky, Darren (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108497489     ISBN-13: 9781108497480
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $128.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics
Dewey: 220.601
LCCN: 2018030109
Series: Current Issues in Theology
Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.91" W x 8.75" L (1.40 lbs) 424 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
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Theological interpretation of the Bible is one of the most significant debates within theology today. Yet what exactly is theological reading? Darren Sarisky proposes that it requires identification of the reader via a theological anthropology; an understanding of the text as a collection of signs; and reading the text with a view toward engaging with what it says of transcendence. Accounts of theological reading do not often give explicit focus to the place of the reader, but this work seeks to redress this neglect. Sarisky examines Augustine's approach to the Bible and how his theological insights into the reader and the text generate an aim for interpretation, which is fulfilled by fitting reading strategies. He also engages with Spinoza, showing that theological exegesis contrasts not with approaches that take history seriously, but with naturalistic approaches to reading.

Contributor Bio(s): Sarisky, Darren: - Darren Sarisky is currently Departmental Lecturer in Modern Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. His publications on scriptural interpretation include Theology, History, and Biblical Interpretation: Modern Readings (2015) and Scriptural Interpretation: A Theological Exploration, Challenges in Contemporary Theology (2013).
 
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