How the Church Fathers read the Bible: a short introduction
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- I. What Is Patristic Biblical Interpretation? -- The Origin of Patristic Studies -- What Is the Bible? -- The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) -- The Greek Old Testament -- The Old Testament Apocrypha -- The Greek New Testament -- Be...
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- I. What Is Patristic Biblical Interpretation? -- The Origin of Patristic Studies -- What Is the Bible? -- The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) -- The Greek Old Testament -- The Old Testament Apocrypha -- The Greek New Testament -- Beyond the Greek World -- The Format of the Bible -- Who Were the Church Fathers? -- The Second Century -- The Beginnings of Christian Biblical Interpretation -- The Greek Tradition -- The Latin Tradition -- Oriental Traditions -- Conclusion -- What Is Biblical Interpretation? -- Hermeneutical Theory -- Exegesis -- Exposition -- Application -- Allusions -- Anthologies -- Miscellaneous -- Summary -- II. The Clash of Worldviews -- Christians in Dialogue with Jews and Pagans -- Biblical Principles: What the Church Fathers Wanted to Teach -- Monotheism -- Creation -- Theodicy -- Eschatology -- Greco-Roman Culture: What the Church Fathers Wanted to Avoid -- Philosophy versus Religion -- Law and Gospel -- Summary -- III. The Four Senses of Interpretation -- Development of the Senses -- The Bodily Sense -- The Moral Sense -- The Spiritual Sense -- The Harmony of the Three Senses -- The Fourth Sense -- Summary -- IV. The Search for Consensus -- The Flight from Allegory -- Retreat from Flight -- The Latin West -- The Rules of Tyconius -- The Canonization of Patristic Exegesis -- Summary -- V. Case Studies -- Old Testament -- Genesis 1:26-27 -- 1 Samuel 28:13-14 -- Psalm 22:1-8 -- Song of Songs 2:1-4 -- Isaiah 7:14 -- 9:6 -- New Testament -- Matthew 4:1-11 -- John 3:3-8 -- Romans 5:12-14 -- Hebrews 11:1-3 -- Revelation 20:1-6 -- VI. Seven Theses on How the Church Fathers Read the Bible -- The Seven Theses -- 1. The Bible Contains the Sum of Christian Doctrine and Is Its Only Source. |
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| ISBN: | 168359584X |