Learning the language of Scripture Origen, wisdom, and the logic of interpretation
"In Learning the Language of Scripture, Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ;
Brill
[2021]
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| Colección: | Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47507366*spi |
| Sumario: | "In Learning the Language of Scripture, Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c. C.E). Widely regarded as one of the most arbitrary interpreters, James shows that Origen's appearance of arbitrariness is a result of the modern tendency to neglect the role of wisdom in scriptural interpretation. James demonstrates that Origen offers a compelling model of a Christian pragmatism in which learning and correcting linguistic practice is a site of the transformative pedagogy of the divine Logos"-- Contracubierta |
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| Descripción Física: | xiv, 339 páginas ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice |
| ISBN: | 9789004448537 |
