Philosophical Interpretations Of The Old Testament

Author : Seizo Sekine
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110374629

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Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament by Seizo Sekine Pdf

Western biblical studies have tended to follow either faith-based theological approaches or value-free historical-critical methods. This monograph challenges the two extremes by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. While drawing on Eastern and Western philosophical writings from ancient to modern times, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to a wide range of important biblical texts, including the Akedah, Second Isaiah, the Decalogue, Qohelet, Job, and Jeremiah. Yet, this is not a collection of antiquarian studies. Readers will also gain fresh and stimulating perspectives concerning monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and salvation, and modern and postmodern ethics. Finally, in a supplementary essay, the author introduces readers to the history of Old Testament studies in Japan, and he outlines prospects for the future.

Author : Yechiel J. M. Leiter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108428187

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John Locke's Political Philosophy and the Hebrew Bible by Yechiel J. M. Leiter Pdf

John Locke, whose ideas helped give birth to the United States, predicated his political theory on the Hebrew Bible. Why?

Author : Matthew L. Halsted
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666707694

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Paul and the Meaning of Scripture by Matthew L. Halsted Pdf

One exciting area of study is Paul’s use of the Old Testament. The apostle routinely appeals to Scripture to support his arguments and to persuade his readers. One gets the impression that Paul has a high respect for Scripture and that his knowledge of it is broad and comprehensive. And yet, there is something enigmatic about his use of the Old Testament at the same time—something elusive and even puzzling. His interpretations can appear strained, sometimes going beyond the text’s original context. Is Paul a poor reader of Scripture? Is there genuine tension between Paul’s interpretations and the original context of his quotations? In this riveting study, Matthew L. Halsted takes readers through Romans to explore these and related questions. In the end, he argues that such tension does exist and that the solution is not to ignore it or view it as a liability, but rather to preserve it by adopting a hermeneutic that can sufficiently account for it as an integral element for each and every act of interpretation. Following the insights of philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002), Halsted describes Paul’s use of Scripture as dialogical re-authoring—a term that captures the dynamic relationship between the apostle and the Jewish texts that were so important to him.

Author : Antonella Del Prete,Anna Lisa Schino,Pina Totaro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004471955

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The Philosophers and the Bible by Antonella Del Prete,Anna Lisa Schino,Pina Totaro Pdf

An innovative perspective on the relationship between philosophy and the Bible. The early modern philosophers’ interpretations of the Scriptures allow deciphering the breeding ground of the freedom of philosophizing, the theological-political debate, and the new conception of nature.

Author : Jaco Gericke,Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032175893

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A Philosophical Theology of the Old Testament by Jaco Gericke,Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

This book sets out an approach to something that has been generally considered impossible: a philosophical theology of the Old Testament. Focusing on the nature of Yahweh in the Old Testament, it argues that there is an implicit underlying philosophical framework to belief in God in the Hebrew Bible which is amenable to analytic treatment.

Author : Jaco Gericke
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589837089

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The Hebrew Bible and Philosophy of Religion by Jaco Gericke Pdf

This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of the Hebrew Bible’s own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods, religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and morality.

Author : Peter Addinall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1991-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521404235

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Philosophy and Biblical Interpretation by Peter Addinall Pdf

A workbook for adult learners on word problems.

Author : Manly Palmer Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 089314827X

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Old Testament Wisdom by Manly Palmer Hall Pdf

The pageantry and beauty of the Old Testament is presented in this book which provides keys to Bible interpretation. Illustrated with many unusual vignettes from rare manuscripts, the areas discussed include the descent of the Holy Scriptures; Moses, the lawgiver of Israel; the five books of Moses; and the story of creation.

Author : Jonathan T. Pennington
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427581

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Jesus the Great Philosopher by Jonathan T. Pennington Pdf

Many of us tend to live as though Jesus represents the "spiritual part" of our lives. We don't clearly see how he relates to the rest of our experiences, desires, and habits. How can Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity become more than a compartmentalized part of our lives? Highly regarded New Testament scholar and popular teacher Jonathan Pennington argues that we need to recover the lost biblical image of Jesus as the one true philosopher who teaches us how to experience the fullness of our humanity in the kingdom of God. Jesus teaches us what is good, right, and beautiful and offers answers to life's big questions: what it means to be human, how to be happy, how to order our emotions, and how we should conduct our relationships. This book brings Jesus and Christianity into dialogue with the ancient philosophers who asked the same big questions about finding meaningful happiness. It helps us rediscover biblical Christianity as a whole-life philosophy, one that addresses our greatest human questions and helps us live meaningful and flourishing lives.

Author : Merold Westphal
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441206657

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Whose Community? Which Interpretation? (The Church and Postmodern Culture) by Merold Westphal Pdf

In this volume, renowned philosopher Merold Westphal introduces current philosophical thinking related to interpreting the Bible. Recognizing that no theology is completely free of philosophical "contamination," he engages and mines contemporary hermeneutical theory in service of the church. After providing a historical overview of contemporary theories of interpretation, Westphal addresses postmodern hermeneutical theory, arguing that the relativity embraced there is not the same as the relativism in which "anything goes." Rather, Westphal encourages us to embrace the proliferation of interpretations based on different perspectives as a way to get at the richness of the biblical text.

Author : Erich Fromm
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080548667

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You Shall be as Gods by Erich Fromm Pdf

Author : Bradley Hudson McLean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781107019492

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Biblical Interpretation and Philosophical Hermeneutics by Bradley Hudson McLean Pdf

B. H. McLean proposes a new 'post-historical' method of applying philosophical hermeneutics to biblical studies.

Author : Anthony C. Thiselton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802800068

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The Two Horizons by Anthony C. Thiselton Pdf

Author : Daniel H. Frank,Oliver Leaman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Jewish philosophy
ISBN : 0415324696

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History of Jewish Philosophy by Daniel H. Frank,Oliver Leaman Pdf

The History of Jewish Philosophy explores the entire scope and variety of Jewish philosophy from philosophical interpretations of the Bible right up to contemporary Jewish feminist and postmodernist thought.

Author : John Granger Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3161586670

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The Interpretation of the Old Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism by John Granger Cook Pdf

According to the available evidence not many pagans knew the Greek Bible (Septuagint) before the advent of Christianity. Those pagans who later became aware of Christian texts were among the first, according to the surviving data, to seriously explore the Septuagint. They found the Bible to be difficult reading. The pagans who reacted to biblical texts include Celsus (II C.E.), Porphyry (III C.E.), and Julian the Apostate (IV C.E.). These authors thought that if they could refute one of the primary foundations of Christianity, namely its use or interpretation of the Septuagint, then the new religion would perhaps crumble. John Granger Cook analyzes these pagans' voice and elaborates on its importance, since it shows how Septuagint texts appeared in the eyes of Greco-Roman intellectuals. Theirs was not an abstract interest, however, because they knew that Christianity posed a grave danger to some of their dearest beliefs, self-understanding, and way of life.