James Barr And The Bible

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608990238

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Biblical Words for Time by James Barr Pdf

Explore biblical theology with monographs from a diversity of experts. The Studies in Biblical Theology series includes a wealth of resources to help you understand the development of various doctrines, concepts, and terminology across the Old and New Testaments. Investigate the characteristics of worship in the early church with studies on its liturgy and sacraments. Fine-tune your understanding of Jesus' ministry by exploring his wilderness experience and the nature of his mission. Delve into detailed word studies, investigate Christological titles used by Paul, and come to a new appreciation of the Ten Commandments. These in-depth treatments will give you a better grip on key theological themes found throughout the Bible.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Trinity PressIntl
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334001137

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The Bible in the Modern World by James Barr Pdf

he problems which Professor Barr examines have been borne in upon him over the years as a teacher of Old Testament to theological students, but more recently by active participation in a variety of international and ecumenical colloquia where the Bible as a whole has been under discussion... As we should expect, he asks us to consider what we mean by words like 'inspiration', 'authority', 'the Word of God', 'revelation', and devotes chapters to the Bible as Literature, the Bible as Information and the Bible in Theology. Dr Barr argues for the possibility of a multiplicity of theologies, but if they are to be Christian and not merely theistic, he claims that they must be based on the Bible as the 'classic model' for understanding God, the world and ourselves, and that they must be founded on the centrality of Jesus and the God who was already known in Israel. This is a timely, stimulating and illuminating book' (The Expository Times). 'Professor Barr, well aware of the situation, tackles it with vigour and expertise. .The book has much to offer us all. It is an important contribution to a broader understanding of the nature of the Bible and provides a basis towards which most shades of opinion may confidently tend to converge' (Catholic Herald).

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199692880

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Bible and Interpretation: The Collected Essays of James Barr by James Barr Pdf

The first of three volumes of James Barr's collected essays. Begins with a biographical essay and contains major articles on theology in relation to the Bible, programmatic studies of the past and future of biblical study, and reflections on specific topics in the study of the Old Testament.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0931464331

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Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament by James Barr Pdf

In this expanded version of James Barr's classic work, three additional articles by the author are added. They are (1) "Philology and Exegesis: Some General Remarks, with Illustrations from Job," (2) "Ugaritic and Hebrew sbm?" and (3) "Limitations of Etymology as a Lexicographical Instrument in Biblical Hebrew." The text of the original edition (Oxford University Press, 1968) remains unchanged. In addition to the seventy-five pages of additional material, this expanded version concludes with a postscript by Professor Barr, placing the articles within the context of the book.

Author : James Barr,John Barton
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334028795

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The Scope and Authority of the Bible by James Barr,John Barton Pdf

This volume brings together seven essays which are representative of the author's style, approach to and outlook on contemporary biblical topics. It serves as an introduction to one of the most important issues facing the church today - the authority of the Bible.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199692897

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Bible and Interpretation: The Collected Essays of James Barr by James Barr Pdf

The second of three volumes of James Barr's collected essays. This volumes focuses on biblical interpretation and the history of the discipline. It also contains material on biblical fundamentalism.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451410255

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The Concept of Biblical Theology by James Barr Pdf

A major overview and provocative analysis from a premier Old Testament scholar.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592446926

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The Semantics of Biblical Language by James Barr Pdf

Behind the academic and innocently descriptive title of this book is to be found one of the most explosive works of biblical scholarship to be published in the 20th century. Certainly many of those who read it when it first appeared were never the same again, and it signalled the end of what had hitherto been a flourishing literature on biblical theology. In recent years, Barr writes in the Preface, I have come to believe that one of the greatest dangers to sound and adequate interpretation of the Bible comes from the prevailing use of procedure which, while claiming to rest upon a knowledge of the Israelite and Greek ways of thinking, constantly mishandles and distorts the linguistic evidence of the Hebrew and Greek languages as they are used in the Bible. The increasing sense of dependence upon the Bible in the modern church only makes this danger more serious. The fact that these procedures have never to my knowledge been collected, analysed, and criticized in detail was the chief stimulus to my undertaking of this task myself. His conclusions brought much criticism initially, but forty years later they still stand. This book is essential reading for any student of the Bible.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199280533

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History and Ideology in the Old Testament by James Barr Pdf

The end of the millennium sees biblical study in a state of transition. The traditional position of historical approaches is widely questioned and `historical criticism' is regarded as passe. There is a search for approaches - literary or sociological - that are less tied to history. On the other hand there is a more radical approach to the history of Israel, that sees true history as distinct from the biblical narrative and dependent on sources other than the Bible. Biblical narratives thus express not the actual events but the ideological and religious aspirations of writers in much later times. `Ideology' has become one of the key words, but is used in very divergent ways. All this is linked with the intellectual movement known as post-modernism. Some connections between post-modernism and theology are suggested by Professor Barr in the final chapter. This book is important because it tries to bring together various threads of these different movements and to state a position from which we may advance into the new millennium.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:948989470

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The Semantics of Biblical Language by James Barr Pdf

Author : Paul R. Wells
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498281461

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James Barr and the Bible by Paul R. Wells Pdf

Dr. Paul Wells takes the reader deep into the thought of James Barr, the prominent and controversial Oxford professor known for his works on biblical semantics, interpretation, and authority. Barr's criticisms of both modern biblical theology and fundamentalism and his rejection of traditional views of inspiration and authority provide the background for his proposal to view the Bible as a progressing human tradition. In this radical alternative, Barr seeks a way of "encouraging the Scriptures to speak freely." Wells contends, however, that Barr's critique is not radical enough to solve a major remaining problem of the relation of Scripture's divine and human factors. Wells's own assessment of that problem and proposed solution are found in his conclusion.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532663727

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Escaping from Fundamentalism by James Barr Pdf

This is a pastoral rather than a controversial book. Its main aim is not to show fundamentalists that they are wrong, but rather to help those who have grown up in the world of fundamentalism or have become committed to it but in the end have come to feel that it is a prison from which they must escape.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005292920

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The Scope and Authority of the Bible by James Barr Pdf

James Barr was one of the most formidable biblical scholars of the late twentieth century. His prolific writings on text and philosophy, Bible and interpretation, as well as many other subjects, add to his formidable stature in scholarship, while his book Fundamentalism (1977) remains perhaps the most trenchant critical analysis and rebuttal of that approach to the Bible ever produced vy a scholar. The Scope and Authority of the Bible brings together seven essays that are representative of the author's style, approach to and outlook on contemporary biblical topics. Characterised throughout by freshness and openness of thought, as well as the iconoclasm, for which the author is famous, this collection serves as an indeal introduction to one of the most important issues facing the churches today, as well as to the author's thought as a whole. James Barr was Regious Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University.

Author : Samuel Eugene Balentine,John Barton,James Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015032972708

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Language, Theology, and the Bible by Samuel Eugene Balentine,John Barton,James Barr Pdf

James Barr is one of the leading international scholars of the Bible. Honoring his seventieth birthday, this is a collection of essays by twenty-four leading figures in biblical studies and theology in Britain, North America, and Europe, including such figures as Maurice Wiles, Emanuel Tov, and Rudolf Smend. Barr's own work covers an enormous range, from highly detailed linguistic and textual study of the biblical languages and ancient versions, to broad issues in the interpretation of the Bible and its place in theology. The essays assembled here mirror the range of these interests, with essays on textual criticism, linguistics, biblical translation, theological themes in the Bible, and the history of biblical scholarship. Also included is an evaluation of Barr's work by the editors.

Author : James Barr
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191520341

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Biblical Faith and Natural Theology by James Barr Pdf

Do people know about God just by being human beings? Or do they need special divine assistance, through the Bible and the church? `Natural Theology' is the idea that human beings `by nature', that is just through being human, know something of God; or that perhaps they gain such knowledge from observing the world we live in. Its opposite is `revealed theology', or the knowledge of God communicated only through special channels - through Jesus Christ, through the Bible, through the church. Natural theology was long accepted as a basic ingredient in all theology, but in the twentieth century it was rejected by important theologians, especially Karl Barth. His views denied all natural theology and placed greater emphasis on the Bible. But what if the Bible itself uses, depends on, and supports natural theology? In this book, Professor Barr pursues these questions within the Bible itself and within the history of ideas, earlier and more recent; and he looks at their implications for religion and theology in the future.