Revelation, Scripture and Church: Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr, Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei - Couverture rigide

Topping, Richard R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0754658023 ISBN 13 : 9780754658023

Editeur : Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

How does God's involvement with the generation of Holy Scripture and its use in the life of the Christian church figure into the human work of Scripture interpretation? This is the central question that this book seeks to address. In critical conversation with the influential hermeneutic programs of James Barr, Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei, Topping demonstrates how God's agency has been marginalized in the task of Scripture interpretation. Divine involvement with the Bible is bracketed out (Barr), rendered in generic terms (Ricoeur) or left implicit (Frei) in these depictions of the hermeneutic field. The result is that each of these hermeneutic programs is less than a 'realist' interpretative proposal. Talk of God is eclipsed by the terminal consideration of human realities. Topping argues for the centrality of doctrinal description in a lively theological understanding of Scripture interpretation for the life of the church.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard R. Topping is Senior Minister at The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0754658023
• ISBN 13: 9780754658023
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 252
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