Reading the Bible theologically
Examines what theological reading is, and how it shapes the interpretation of Biblical text through explicit focus on the reader
| Summary: | Examines what theological reading is, and how it shapes the interpretation of Biblical text through explicit focus on the reader Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Varieties of Theological Interpretation -- Literature on the Nature of Theological Interpretation -- The Functions of Theological Discourse -- Theology as Passive in Relation to Biblical Interpretation -- Theology as Active in Relation to Biblical Interpretation, Version 1 -- Theology as Active in Relation to Biblical Interpretation, Version 2 -- Theology as Active in Relation to Biblical Interpretation, Version 3 -- Contra the Dualism of Doctrine and History -- Reading Augustine with a Hermeneutic of Restoration -- Summary of the Argument -- Part I The Model of Augustine -- 1 The Reader, Redemption, and Signs -- Reader: Interpreter in the Economy of Salvation -- Who Is the Reader? Parsing the Question -- Who Is the Reader? A Synopsis -- Text: Signs Evoking Love of God -- The Nature of the Text: Initial Distinctions -- Semiotics as Theological Ontology -- Conclusion -- 2 Between Scientia and the Trinity -- Theology and the Hermeneutical Circle -- Scientia, Sapientia, and the Aim of Reading -- Exegetical Practice -- Conclusion -- Part II A Constructive Proposal -- Transition to Part II -- 3 In Contradistinction to Naturalism -- Theological Interpretation and Its Contradistinctions -- Inwardness and the Naturalized Reader -- Descartes -- Spinoza -- The Bible Naturalized -- Meaning and Truth -- Metaphysical Naturalism -- Conclusion -- 4 Faith and the Ecclesial Community -- The Reader as a Necessary Locus -- A Theological Anthropology of the Reader -- Belief and the Reader -- Readers' Social Contexts -- Historical Distance and Receptiveness -- An Active Reader? -- Conclusion -- 5 The Bible and Theological Semiotics -- Boundary Conditions for a View of Scripture Ahistorical Dualism -- Dualism of the Immanent Frame -- The Bible and Theological Semiotics -- Conclusion -- 6 Exegetical Ends and Means -- The Aim of Theological Interpretation -- How to Read Theologically -- Phase One: Explicatio -- Phase Two: Meditatio -- Phase Three: Applicatio -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The Specter of Eisegesis -- The Objection Briefly Stated -- Further Exploration of the Objection -- Exegesis and Ontology Revisited -- Eisegesis and Naturalism -- Final Reflections -- Works Cited -- Index |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (430 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1108579736 |