The Bible, theology, and faith : a study of Abraham and Jesus / R.W.L. Moberly.

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Moberly, R. W. L

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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in Christian doctrinePublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages)Content type:

text

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0511010427
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bible, theology, and faith.DDC classification:

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Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Bible, the question of God, and Christian faith -- Situating the argument -- (1) A basic tension -- (2) Reason and life -- (3) Bible and Church -- (4) Speech about God -- James Barr, 'Does Biblical Study Still Belong to Theology?' -- (1) Exposition -- (2) Preliminary critique -- C.K. Barrett, 'What is New Testament theology?' -- (1) Exposition -- (2) Critique -- The question of religious truth within the accounts of Barr and Barrett.

The 'Introduction' to The Postmodern Bible by The Bible and Culture Collective -- (1) Exposition -- (2) Critique -- The Bible and the question of God -- Interpreting the Bible in relation to the question of God: some hermeneutical presuppositions -- 2 Christ as the key to scripture: the journey to Emmaus -- The concern of the text -- Narrative and metaphor -- The preliminary conversation (24:17-24) -- Jesus interprets scripture (24:25-7) -- The meal at Emmaus (24:28-35) -- The enduring significance of the story -- Conclusion -- 3 Abraham and God in Genesis 22.

The canonical significance of Genesis 22 -- Introduction to Genesis 22 -- Conflicting assessments of Genesis 22 -- The central concerns of Genesis 22 -- The 'fear of God': interpreting in canonical context -- Two key passages for interpreting 'fear of God' -- (1) Exodus 20:20 -- (2) Job 1:1-2:10 -- Two problems in understanding 'fear of God' -- (1) The legacy of Rudolph Otto -- (2) Fear of God as fear of unpleasant consequences -- The relational significance of 'fear of God/YHWH': three aspects of Old Testament usage -- Fear of God and fear of YHWH in Genesis 22.

Abraham's 'fear of God': a preliminary conclusion -- The meanings of testing -- (1) Caveat and terminology -- (2) The analogy with metalworking -- (3) The distinctive idiom of nissah -- (4) Divine testing' in order to know' -- Divine seeing in Genesis 22 -- (1) Seeing and providence -- (2) Where is 'YHWH sees'? -- (3) Jerusalem and tradition history -- The significance of Jerusalem as 'YHWH sees' -- YHWH's oath of blessing -- (1) Role within structure of story -- (2) The content of YHWH's blessing -- The problem of child sacrifice -- Metaphorical language and the problem of Abraham's immorality.

Isaac as beloved son and bearer of God's promise -- 4 Ancient and modern interpretations of Genesis 22 -- Genesis 22 in the New Testament and in the Fathers -- Genesis 22 in the work of Vischer -- (1) Hermeneutical presuppositions -- (2) Exposition -- (3) Analysis -- Genesis 22 in the work of von Rad -- (1) Hermeneutical presuppositions and exposition -- (2) Analysis and evaluation -- Von Rad and the relationship between Old and New Testaments -- Abraham in Genesis 18 and 22 -- (1) Two Jewish interpretations -- (2) Reflections on Roshwald and Levenson.

Summary: How can academic biblical interpretation fruitfully contribute to Christian belief and living in today's world? This book offers a synthesis of some of the best in pre-modern, modern and post-modern approaches to biblical interpretation, and locates the discipline within a self-critical Trinitarian rule of faith, where historical criticism, systematic theology, ethics, and spirituality are constructively combined. Moberly reclaims biblical and patristic principles of what is necessary for meaningful and truthful speech about God to be possible; he engages with contemporary ideological suspicions directed both to scripture and to its interpreters; and he offers an account of God and humanity in relation to both Old and New Testaments. Hermeneutical theory is given practical shape in in-depth studies of Genesis 22 ('The Akedah'), the Journey to Emmaus (Luke 24), and the Christology of Matthew's Gospel, studies which should be of interest to both Jews and Christians.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and indexes.

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How can academic biblical interpretation fruitfully contribute to Christian belief and living in today's world? This book offers a synthesis of some of the best in pre-modern, modern and post-modern approaches to biblical interpretation, and locates the discipline within a self-critical Trinitarian rule of faith, where historical criticism, systematic theology, ethics, and spirituality are constructively combined. Moberly reclaims biblical and patristic principles of what is necessary for meaningful and truthful speech about God to be possible; he engages with contemporary ideological suspicions directed both to scripture and to its interpreters; and he offers an account of God and humanity in relation to both Old and New Testaments. Hermeneutical theory is given practical shape in in-depth studies of Genesis 22 ('The Akedah'), the Journey to Emmaus (Luke 24), and the Christology of Matthew's Gospel, studies which should be of interest to both Jews and Christians.