Descripción
Murray Rae argues that the practice of contemporary biblical hermeneutics has been radically impaired by a widespread allegiance to a series of problematic assumptions about history. He offers a theological account of what history is, centred on the categories of creation and divine promise, and proposes that it is within this theological conception of history that the Bible may be understood on its own terms. History and Hermeneutics is both critical and constructive, identifying the crucial problems and proposing a way forward. The ecclesial reading of Scripture and the value of tradition are rehabilitated and an account is given of how we may properly ask the Question, 'What really happened?'
Author: Murray Rae
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/12/2006
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.24w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9780567080929
ISBN10: 0567080927
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- Religion | Christian Theology | History
About the Author
Murray Rae
Murray Rae isAssociate Professor of Theologyat The University of Otago, New Zealand. He has published extensively in the field of Christian theology and has previously collaborated with Colin Gunton in 'The Practice of Theology', SCM Press, 2001.