Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

by Frances M. Young
ISBN-10:
0521581532
ISBN-13:
9780521581530
Pub. Date:
04/28/1997
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521581532
ISBN-13:
9780521581530
Pub. Date:
04/28/1997
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

by Frances M. Young
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Overview

This book challenges conventional accounts of early Christian exegesis of the Bible by placing its interpretation in the context of the Greco-Roman world. Professor Young describes how the Jewish scriptures were taken over, added to and reinterpreted as part of the process of forming the identity of the new Christian "race" with its distinct culture. Young emphasizes the importance of the way education was based on literature in the Roman Empire, and demonstrates how the methods and assumptions then taken for granted shaped Christian exegesis of scripture.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521581530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 04/28/1997
Pages: 340
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Frances M. Young is Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham, England.

Table of Contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Exegesis and the Unity of the Scriptures: 1. Reception and appropriation; 2. The mind of scripture; Part II. The Bible as Classic: 3. Cultures and literatures; 4. The advent of scholarship; 5. Bible and culture; Part III. Language and Reference: 6. Reference and cross-reference; 7. The sacrament of language; 8 Allēgoria and theōria; 9. The question of method; Part IV. The Bible and the Life of Faith: 10. The contexts of interpretation; 11. The life of faith; 12. The theologian as exegete; Conclusion and retrospect: towards an outline historical account; Bibliography; Index of biblical references; Index of modern scholars; Index of subjects.
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