Interpreting The Sacred
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Interpreting The Sacred
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Author : William Paden
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2000-11-21
Interpreting The Sacred written by William Paden and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-21 with Religion categories.
William Paden's classic exploration in religious studies, with a new introduction In the current climate, Interpreting the Sacred provides a fresh, thorough way to consider and compare various religious belief systems. Paden puts forth the idea that our understanding of religion influences our understanding of ourselves and our world. Updated with a new introduction, this book is for anyone who wants to consider and discuss religious beliefs. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Reading Sacred Scripture
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Author : Stephen Westerholm
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-08
Reading Sacred Scripture written by Stephen Westerholm and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-08 with Religion categories.
A rich display of the Christian tradition’s reading of Scripture Though well-known and oft-repeated, the advice to read the Bible “like any other book” fails to acknowledge that different books call for different kinds of reading. The voice of Scripture summons readers to hear and respond to its words as divine address. Not everyone chooses to read the Bible on those terms, but in Reading Sacred Scripture Stephen and Martin Westerholm (father and son) invite their readers to engage seriously with a dozen major Bible interpreters — ranging from the second century to the twentieth — who have been attentive to Scripture’s voice. After expertly setting forth pertinent background context in two initial chapters, the Westerholms devote a separate chapter to each interpreter, exploring how these key Christian thinkers each understood Scripture and how it should be read. Though differing widely in their approaches to the text and its interpretation, these twelve select interpreters all insisted that the Bible is like no other book and should be read accordingly.
The Revelatory Text
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Author : Sandra Marie Schneiders
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Revelatory Text written by Sandra Marie Schneiders and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Bible categories.
In this book, Schneiders investigates the meaning of the theological claim that the Bible is the "Word of God" and the "church's book," along with the implications of these claims for biblical interpretation. She then examines the historical, literary, and religious-spiritual dimensions of the New Testament. Schneiders puts her theory to a test in a feminist interpretation of John 4. She argues that the comprehensive object of biblical interpretation is not merely information but transformation and that an adequate hermeneutical theory must include a wide range of exigetical and critical methods within a theologically and philosophically adequate understanding of scripture as sacred text.--From publisher's description.
Figuring The Sacred
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Author : Matthew Bradley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Figuring The Sacred written by Matthew Bradley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Decadence (Literary movement) categories.
Sacred Scripture
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Author : Richard N. Soulen
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Sacred Scripture written by Richard N. Soulen and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Religion categories.
How did the Bible's sixty-six books become sacred Scripture? How have they been understood and interpreted over the last two thousand years? What was it that led to our acceptance of the Bible as the true word of God? For two millennia, Christians have accepted the importance of the Bible as sacred Scripture, and for as many years they have struggled to comprehend its meaning. Over the centuries the church has expressed the centrality of Scripture in numerous ways, and Christians have studied and interpreted the Bible in a wide variety of faithful approaches. Understanding that process is critical to our ability--and our willingness--to accept the Bible as sacred and true. To that end, Richard Soulen leads us through the history of how Christian understandings of the Bible have changed and developed throughout history.
Who Are The Authoritative Interpreters Of Sacred Writings
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Author : Reynaldo Pareja
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2019-03-09
Who Are The Authoritative Interpreters Of Sacred Writings written by Reynaldo Pareja and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-09 with Religion categories.
Authentic sacred books possess a compelling interior force that seems to open a channel of communication between this dimension of human existence and the transcendent. They have been for thousands of years the depositories of a divine wisdom and language that is not found in other type of literature. Their imperishable richness is not void of an individual and collective effort of interpretation of what those texts authentically mean. How much of the literal text is a historical account of events that happened beyond recorded time? How much of it is symbolic language that defies literal interpretation? What ethical and moral foundation do they offer as guidance for humanity’s spiritual development? The ultimate question to find answers to these questions is, Who has an authoritative interpretation of those sacred texts that is truthful and accurate? This is the objective of this book—an exploration on who has such authority and how it has been manifested in past religions.
Hermeneutics For Ordinary People
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Author : Keith Sharp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-04
Hermeneutics For Ordinary People written by Keith Sharp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-04 with categories.
Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation. Sacred hermeneutics is the science of interpreting the scriptures. It is the application of the principles of hermeneutics of bringing out the meaning of any writing which might otherwise be difficult to understand.
Fighting Words
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Author : John Renard
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-12-31
Fighting Words written by John Renard and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-31 with Religion categories.
One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scriptures of seven religious traditions—Jewish, Christian (including both the Old and New Testaments), Islamic, Baha’i, Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Sikh. Eight chapters then explore the interpretation of select facets of these scriptures, focusing on those texts so often claimed, both historically and more recently, as inspiration and justification for every kind of violence, from individual assassination to mass murder. With its nuanced consideration of a complex topic, this book is not merely about the religious sanctioning of violence but also about diverse ways of reading sacred textual sources.
On Interpreting Sacred Scripture And Method Of Theological Study
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Author : Johann Gerhard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
On Interpreting Sacred Scripture And Method Of Theological Study written by Johann Gerhard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Religion categories.
This translation of Johann Gerhard includes two commonplaces originally published in 1610. On Sacred Scripture deals with the authority of Scripture in addition to many other topics; On Interpreting Sacred Scripture expands upon Gerhard's view of how to interpret the Bible.
The Inspiration And Truth Of Sacred Scripture
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Author : Pontifical Biblical Commission
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 2014-11-15
The Inspiration And Truth Of Sacred Scripture written by Pontifical Biblical Commission and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-15 with Religion categories.
In his 2009 post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, Pope Benedict XVI pointed out that “theological reflection has always considered inspiration and truth as two key concepts for an ecclesial hermeneutic of the sacred Scriptures” and that there is today the need “for a fuller and more adequate study of these realities, in order to better respond to the need of interpreting the sacred texts in accordance with their nature.” The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture: The Word That Comes from God and Speaks of God for the Salvation of the World is the contribution of the Pontifical Biblical Commission toward a more adequate understanding of the concepts of inspiration and truth that respects both the nature of the Bible and its significance for the life of the Church. Drawing on a close reading of the Scriptures themselves, the document focuses on three main aspects:1. The inspiration of Sacred Scripture and the exploration of its divine provenance2. The truth of the Word of God, emphasizing the message about God and his project of salvation3. Challenges that arise from the Bible itself, on account of certain aspects that seem inconsistent with its quality of being the Word of God Reading this document, formally approved by Pope Francis, will strengthen the reader to receive the word of God—in the liturgical assembly and in every other place—in its theological, Christological, soteriological, and ecclesiological context in a way that corresponds ever more closely to this unique gift of God whereby God communicates his very self and invites us into communion with him.