| Scripture and Knowledge: An Essay on Religious Epistemology Contributor(s): Biderman (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004101543 ISBN-13: 9789004101548 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: At the core of "Scripture and Knowledge lies the problem of the nature of religious knowledge. The author argues that religion is a particular framework rather than a particular content or defined set of performances. He sees this framework as epistemological, that is, as one that furnishes believers with a conception of knowledge alternative to that of philosophical reasoning. The thesis on the epistemological nature of religion will be developed by the examination of the concept of scripture as a body of authoritative and even infallible texts. The concept of scripture is presented as one of the constitutive concepts of the epistemological framework of religion. The author argues that the various scriptures and their commentaries should be understood as the arena within which the epistemological process of religion takes place and the central epistemological means by which religious knowledge is made possible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 291.82 |
| LCCN: 95046204 |
| Series: Numen Books: Studies in the History of Religions |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.48" W x 9.68" (1.37 lbs) 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: At the core of Scripture and Knowledge lies the problem of the nature of religious knowledge. The author argues that religion is a particular framework rather than a particular content or defined set of performances. He sees this framework as epistemological, that is, as one that furnishes believers with a conception of knowledge alternative to that of philosophical reasoning. The thesis on the epistemological nature of religion will be developed by the examination of the concept of scripture as a body of authoritative and even infallible texts. The concept of scripture is presented as one of the constitutive concepts of the epistemological framework of religion. The author argues that the various scriptures and their commentaries should be understood as the arena within which the epistemological process of religion takes place and the central epistemological means by which religious knowledge is made possible. |