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Deep Exegesis
Contributor(s): Leithart, Peter J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1602580693     ISBN-13: 9781602580695
Publisher: Baylor University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: Seeking to train readers to ahear all that is being saida within a written text, Peter Leithart advocates a hermeneutics of the letter that is not rigidly literalist and looks to learn to readanot just the Bible, but everything--from Jesus and Paul. Thus "Deep Exegesis" explores the nature of reading itselfataking clues from Jesus and Paul on the meaning of meaning, the functions of language, and proper modes of interpretation. By looking (and listening) closely, and by including passages from the Bible and other literary sources, Leithart aims to do for the text what Jesus did for the blind man in John 9: to make new by opening eyes. The book is a powerful invitation to enter the depths of a text.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General
Dewey: 220.6
LCCN: 2009010380
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.14" W x 8.94" L (0.89 lbs) 261 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Christian Century 10/19/2010 pg. 22
Books & Culture 07/01/2011 pg. 30
 
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Seeking to train readers to "hear all that is being said" within a written text, Peter Leithart advocates a hermeneutics of the letter that is not rigidly literalist and looks to learn to read--not just the Bible, but everything--from Jesus and Paul. Thus Deep Exegesis explores the nature of reading itself--taking clues from Jesus and Paul on the meaning of meaning, the functions of language, and proper modes of interpretation. By looking (and listening) closely, and by including passages from the Bible and other literary sources, Leithart aims to do for the text what Jesus did for the blind man in John 9: to make new by opening eyes. The book is a powerful invitation to enter the depths of a text.
 
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