| Written Also for Our Sake: Paul and the Art of Biblical Interpretation Contributor(s): Aageson, James W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 066425361X ISBN-13: 9780664253615 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1993 Annotation: Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with Scripture: Paul's use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
| Dewey: 227.06 |
| LCCN: 92033996 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9.18" (0.56 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, James Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. In Paul's case, interpretation is a conversation between Paul and scripture. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with scripture: Paul's use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways. As a Jew, Paul learned the skills of biblical interpretation and placed them in the service of a christological and ecclesiological message. For Paul, scriptural texts had integrity and generated a message for his own time and situation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aageson, James W.: - James W. Aageson is Professor of Biblical Studies and Chair of the Division of Arts and Humanities at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He is the author of several books and articles, including Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church. |