| Word and Supplement: Speech Acts, Biblical Texts, and the Sufficiency of Scripture Contributor(s): Ward, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199244383 ISBN-13: 9780199244386 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: What are Christians saying when they call the Bible the Word of God? How is that statement to be understood in relation to postmodernity's suspicion of meaning? Word and Supplement tackles these questions by bringing the post-modern theory of Derrida (from whom the idea of "supplement" is borrowed), Barth, Fish, Gadamer, and many others into critical dialogue with the often-neglected doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 220.1 |
| LCCN: 2002020005 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.46" W x 8.76" (1.10 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: What are Christians saying when they call the Bible the Word of God? How is that statement to be understood in relation to postmodernity's suspicion of meaning? Word and Supplement tackles these questions by bringing the post-modern theory of Derrida (from whom the idea of supplement is borrowed), Barth, Fish, Gadamer, and many others into critical dialogue with the often-neglected doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. |