Scripture in the Tradition

by Henri De Lubac

Overview

The Crossroad Publishing Company once again makes available this examination of the quality and quantity of the "spiritual understanding" of Scripture that developed during the Christian centuries. Far from believing that modern exegetical insights and abilities make earlier interpretations of Scripture naive curiosity, de Lubac communicates to the modern reader his own appreciation and knowledge of the irreplaceably creative role that exegesis of the church fathers and of medieval theologians played in the survival and formulating of Christianity. Even more fundamentally, he links the process of exegesis to the permanent foundation of Christian thought, demonstrating that all forms of scriptural exegesis are part of the ongoing reflective life of God and the process by which the human race learns to share in this mystery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824518714
Publisher:	Herder & Herder
Publication date:	02/01/2001
Series:	Milestones in Catholic Theology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.38(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction to the 2000 Edition	xi
	Abbreviations	xxiii
1.	Spiritual Understanding	1
1.	Introduction	1
2.	"Spiritual Meaning"	11
3.	The Spirit of the New Testament	31
4.	From the Beginning to the Middle Ages	42
5.	Declines and Renewals	55
6.	Conclusion	72
2.	The Dual Testaments	85
1.	Evolution and Alteration	85
2.	The Act of Christ	100
3.	Harmony of two Testaments	113
4.	Symbols of Harmony	130
5.	The Meaning of the Spirit	147
3.	The Christian Newness	159
1.	The Fact of Christ	159
2.	The Christian Dialectic	173
3.	"The Abridged Word"	182
4.	The New Testament	194
5.	The Unity of the Quadruple Meaning	217
	Appendix	231
	Index	235