Biblical criticism in the service of Jewish theology : a case study in post-Holocaust biblical exegesis
'Common sense' would seem to suggest that those faithful to the Bible should be troubled by the results of modern-academic approaches to the text. The question of how much biblical criticism has influenced modern theology-driven exegesis is important. In contrast to common misperceptions o...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Old Testament essays
Anno: 2005, Volume: 18, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 93-108 |
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| Riepilogo: | 'Common sense' would seem to suggest that those faithful to the Bible should be troubled by the results of modern-academic approaches to the text. The question of how much biblical criticism has influenced modern theology-driven exegesis is important. In contrast to common misperceptions of irrelevance, biblical criticism has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the thought of post-Holocaust Jewish theologians. An examination of the influence of critical approaches to the book of Job serves well as a case study for exploring the broader issue. This article examines the work of two faithful Jewish readers. The writings of Elie Wiesel and Robert Gordis demonstrate that biblical criticism played an important role in allowing both writers to come to theologically acceptable positions on the meaning of the biblical text. In contrast to 'common sense' then, biblical criticism can serve biblical theology rather than undermine it, as some critics have suggested. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85671 |