The Hebrew Bible and Its InterpretersWilliam Henry Propp, Baruch Halpern, David Noel Freedman Eisenbrauns, 1990 - 225 pages The first in a series of volumes coming out of programs at the Department of Biblical and Judaic Studies at the University of California, San Diego, this book contains a number of essays originally presented at the Fourth Conversation in Biblical Studies held at UCSD, as well as pieces by each of the editors. Future volumes in the series will include both monographs and, like this one, collected essays. |
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... takes historical criticism seriously will have to forego any claim of certainty on these matters . If , then , there is an inherent contradiction between historical criticism and theology conceived as confessional faith in the ...
... takes historical criticism seriously will have to forego any claim of certainty on these matters . If , then , there is an inherent contradiction between historical criticism and theology conceived as confessional faith in the ...
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... takes it to be non - fiction " ( Kelsey 1975 : 48 ) . Therein , of course , lies the rub , for a nonfictional novel is a contradiction in terms . Many Christians of conservative leanings have welcomed the category " story " as a means ...
... takes it to be non - fiction " ( Kelsey 1975 : 48 ) . Therein , of course , lies the rub , for a nonfictional novel is a contradiction in terms . Many Christians of conservative leanings have welcomed the category " story " as a means ...
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Contents
THE BOOK OF JOB | 33 |
INTERPRETING ORTHOGRAPHY | 53 |
THE BIBLE IN THE UNIVERSITY | 143 |
SECTUALLY EXPLICIT LITERATURE FROM QUMRAN | 167 |
EDEN SKETCHES | 189 |
PEOPLE AND HIGH PRIESTHOOD IN EARLY | 205 |
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Page 10 - Barr was among the first to proclaim this shift: "the long narrative corpus of the Old Testament seems to me, as a body of literature, to merit the title of story rather than that of history.
References to this book
Reading Ecclesiastes: Old Testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory Craig G. Bartholomew No preview available - 1998 |