Sensing the Scriptures: Aminadab's Chariot and the Predicament of Biblical Interpretation - Softcover

Froehlich, Karlfried

 
9780802870803: Sensing the Scriptures: Aminadab's Chariot and the Predicament of Biblical Interpretation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802870805 ISBN 13: 9780802870803
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014

Synopsis

This book explores the ways that Christians, from the period of late antiquity through the Protestant Reformation, interpreted the Bible according to its several levels of meaning. Using the five bodily senses as an organizing principle, Karlfried Froehlich probes key theological developments, traditions, and approaches across this broad period, culminating in a consideration of the implications of this historical development for the contemporary church. Distinguishing between "principles" and "rules" of interpretation, Froehlich offers a clear and useful way of discerning the fundamental difference between interpretive methods (rules) and the overarching spiritual goals (principles) that must guide biblical interpretation. As a study of roots and reasons as well as the role of imagination in the development of biblical interpretation, Sensing the Scriptures reminds us how intellectually and spiritually relevant the pursuit of a historical perspective is for Christian faith and life today.

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About the Author

Karlfried Froehlich is Benjamin B. Warfield Professor ofEcclesiastical History Emeritus at Princeton TheologicalSeminary. His previous books include BiblicalInterpretation from the Church Fathers to theReformation.

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802870805
ISBN 13 
9780802870803
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176