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This volume offers a unique approach to the history of biblical interpretation, examining the historical, theological, and philosophical presuppositions of select interpreters in order to tease out the complexity of factors that shape oneâs engagement with biblical texts. Taking seriously the power of biblical texts to shape and address questions common to all humanity, these essays not only provide a window into how the biblical text was read at specific times and places and but also suggest fruitful ways to read it today. Contributions in both English and German focus on biblical interpretation in Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity, nineteenth-century German philosophy, and contemporary biblical theology. The contributors are Harold Attridge, Wilhelm Gräb, Stephan Grätzel, Garrett Green, Christine Helmer, Bernd Janowski, Maren Niehoff, Joachim Ringleben, Marvin Sweeney, and Karen Torjesen.
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
Christine Helmer, Ph.D. (1997), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Theology at Claremont School of Theology and Associate Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.
Taylor G. Petrey is a Th.D. candidate at Harvard Divinity School.
Taylor G. Petrey is a Th.D. candidate at Harvard Divinity School.
'Das Buch ist durch eine knappe Bibliographie wie auch verschiedene Register gut erschlossen. Der in seinen Themen sicherlich sehr breit gefächerte Band dürfte [..] für Leser, die sich mit der Rezeptionsgeschichte biblischer Texte beschäftigen, interessant sein...'
Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.