Reading in Christian Community Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church vol. 14
Bobertz, Charles A.
Reading in Christian Community Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church vol. 14 Charles A. Bobertz, David Brakke (Editors) - U.S.A. University of Notre Dame Press 2002 - 233tr. paperback, illustration 23 cm - Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Series .
A diverse and prestigious group of biblical scholars, church historians, and theologians study the function that scripture plays in the creation and maintenance of faith communities and the ways that communal locations in turn shape the interpretation of scripture. The first part of the book examines specific examples of ancient biblical interpretation as a means of creating, maintaining, and challenging Christian identity in the pluralistic ancient world. Part 2 of the volume considers the general problem of interpretation within Christian communities, whether ancient or modern, as they face the task of maintaining a coherent identity in a multicultural environment.
9780268040178
Church - History - ca 30-600 (Early Church)
Bible - New Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc
270.1 / B663-C48
Reading in Christian Community Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church vol. 14 Charles A. Bobertz, David Brakke (Editors) - U.S.A. University of Notre Dame Press 2002 - 233tr. paperback, illustration 23 cm - Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Series .
A diverse and prestigious group of biblical scholars, church historians, and theologians study the function that scripture plays in the creation and maintenance of faith communities and the ways that communal locations in turn shape the interpretation of scripture. The first part of the book examines specific examples of ancient biblical interpretation as a means of creating, maintaining, and challenging Christian identity in the pluralistic ancient world. Part 2 of the volume considers the general problem of interpretation within Christian communities, whether ancient or modern, as they face the task of maintaining a coherent identity in a multicultural environment.
9780268040178
Church - History - ca 30-600 (Early Church)
Bible - New Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc
270.1 / B663-C48