Hermeneutics and the Authority of Scripture

by Alan H Cadwallader (Editor)

Overview

The question of hermeneutics now dominates all disciplines of human knowledge and its construction. It has moved from a concentration on how to apply the results of research knowledge to considerations of the frameworks by which we conduct research as a meaningful exercise. The study of the Bible is not exempt from these developments. The essays in this collection amply testify to the breadth of frameworks that are now being applied to the Bible and the development of ethical awareness in the construction of knowledge. The reader will find engagements with the Bible informed by developments in science, law, ecology, feminism and linguistics. Key ethical issues about violence, fundamentalism, anti-semitism and patriarchy are directly addressed as inextricably involved in the interpretation of the Bible, on the understanding that both Bible and interpreter must be responsible and accountable in todays world. Critical analysis of the Bible is no different, even when there is a pre-disposition or confessional commitment to treat the bible as sacred scripture. Biblical research is inextricably affected by those epistemologies and ethical sensitivities that inform understanding and the search for meaning in our contemporary world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781921817151
Publisher:	ATF Press
Publication date:	09/30/2012
Series:	Task of Theology , #5
Pages:	163
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Women, Authority and the Bible: Ecological Feminist Considerations Anne Elvey 1

2 Interpreting Scripture / Interpreting Law Frank S Ravitch 11

3 Hermeneutics and the Authority of Theology: Fusing the Horizons of Hermeneutics and Polanyian Personal Knowledge Chris Mulherin 21

4 The Authority of the Bible, the Flood Story, and Problematic Images of God Terence E Fretheim 29

5 The Characterisation of God in Lamentations Elizabeth Boase 49

6 The Reappropriation of the 'Old' Testament as the Key to Hermeneutical and Ecclesial Renewal Ockert S Meyer 65

7 Approaching the New Testament as Source of Faith and Witness to Faith William Loader 79

8 Dog-throttling: Nineteenth Century dogmatic / cultural constructions of the Syrophoenician Woman Alan H Cadwallander 97

9 Imposing the Silence of Women: A Suggestion about the Date of the Interpolation in 1 Corinthians Shelly Li 125

10 Cohesion and Prominence in the Expository Discourse of Colossians Phillip McKeown 139

List of Contributors 155

Index of Biblical References and Ancient Texts 157

Index of Modern Authors 163