Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture
In this study of the influence of the late ancient educational system on patristic biblical exegesis, simplistic reductions to discrete methods (moral, typological, allegorical) and schools (Alexandrian, Antiochene) give way to a more nuanced appreciation. Professor Young's lucid study shows how early Christians used the interpretive tools of Greco—Roman culture to build an alternative Christian culture on the basis of the biblical text.
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Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture
In this study of the influence of the late ancient educational system on patristic biblical exegesis, simplistic reductions to discrete methods (moral, typological, allegorical) and schools (Alexandrian, Antiochene) give way to a more nuanced appreciation. Professor Young's lucid study shows how early Christians used the interpretive tools of Greco—Roman culture to build an alternative Christian culture on the basis of the biblical text.
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Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

by Frances M. Young
Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture

by Frances M. Young

Overview

In this study of the influence of the late ancient educational system on patristic biblical exegesis, simplistic reductions to discrete methods (moral, typological, allegorical) and schools (Alexandrian, Antiochene) give way to a more nuanced appreciation. Professor Young's lucid study shows how early Christians used the interpretive tools of Greco—Roman culture to build an alternative Christian culture on the basis of the biblical text.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801048166
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/01/2002
Pages: 340
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(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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