Showing papers on "Exegesis published in 1983"

New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors

Abstract: Building on the belief that the task of exegesis is to understand the divine-human intention locked within the biblical text, Gordon Fee provides a lucid step-by-step analysis of exegetical procedures that has made New Testament Exegesis a standard textbook for nearly two decades. Now more than ever, with an updated, newly integrated bibliography and an appendix directly addressing reader-response criticism, this essential, classic guide will assist students, scholars, and clergy in coming to grips with the New Testament.

The Exegesis of 1 Cor 15, 24-28 From Marcellus of Ancyra To Theodoret of Cyrus

Abstract: Marcellus of Ancyra's fascination with 1 Cor 15, 24-28, a difficult Pauline eschatological text, is well known. And (as Karl Holl has observed') Marcellus had a remarkable influence on his opponents. The full history of this influence is yet to be written; what follows makes a contribution to that history. A recent monograph by Eckhard Schendel treats the exegesis of 1 Cor 15, 24-28 in East and West up to the end of the fourth century.2 Despite this valuable monograph, however, there are several reasons for approaching this topic again. One is to bring the treatment into the fifth century. Schendel stops somewhat abruptly with Gregory of Nyssa, whereas Theodoret of Cyrus is a more satisfactory conclusion. This allows the inclusion of Didymus of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, and Severian of Gabala. A second-and more significant-reason is to distinguish more carefully between different works attributed to the same author. In the case of Marcellus of Ancyra, for example, Schendel draws indiscriminately on the extant fragments of Marcellus's work against Asterius (before 334) and the De incarnatione et contra Arianos, which Martin Tetz has attributed to Marcellus and dated ca. 360. Moreover, Schendel does not consider the Epistula ad Antiochenos, which has also been attributed to Marcellus, or the work Aduersus Arium et Sabellium, sometimes attributed to Gregory of Nyssa.3 In what follows, only works by Greek Fathers are considered, and only those which contain more than a passing reference to 1 Cor 15, 24-28. Epiphanius of Salamis is omitted, since Schendel's treatment of him is fully adequate. The writings are considered in strict chronological order. In each case, an effort is made to find the topic or issue which the author emphasized, rather than to try to reconstruct his complete exegesis of the verses in question.

Principles of Patristic Exegesis: Romans 9-11 in Origen, John Chrysostom, and Augustine

Abstract: Concentrating on the precise connection of Romans chapters 9-11 with the first eight chapters of Paul's letter, this study surveys the ways in which Pauline exegesis has been understood and represented in post-pastristic exegesis.

Jesus' Address to the Women of Jerusalem (Lk. 23. 27–31) - A prophetic judgment Oracle

Abstract: The history of the interpretation of Lk. 23. 27–31 indicates that the address of Jesus to the Daughters of Jerusalem has been understood in ways which are totally contradictory and that the methodological approaches to its interpretation have not adequately indicated the direction of a surer exegesis. In lieu of a chronological survey of the interpretation of Lk. 23. 27–31, let me cite some of the major exegetical interpretations of this passage.

New Testament Textual Criticism, Its Significance for Exegesis, Essays in Honour of Bruce M. Metzger@@@Text-Critical Methodology and the Pre-Caesarean Text: Codex W in the Gospel of Mark

Abstract: This collection of apocryphal writings supersedes the best-selling edition by M.R. James, first published in 1924. Since then, several new works have come to light, and the textual base for some of the works previously translated by James is now more secure. This volume presents new translations of the texts into modern English, together with a short introduction and bibliography for each of them. It is designed to give readers the most important and famous non-canonical Christian writings, many of them popular legends with an enormous influence on later, particularly medieval, art and literature, as well as on later beliefs and practices of the Church.

From Paul to Augustine: Romans 5:12 in Early Christian Exegesis

Abstract: Expose des interpretations divergentes des Peres grecs et latins (Augustin et le peche originel).

Scientific Creationism: An Exegesis for a Religious Doctrine

Abstract: An exegesis of the seminal works of Henry M. Morris, Director of the Institute for Creation Research, clearly reveals that scientific creationism is a religious doctrine. It is a necessary dogma of the conservative evangelical's particular form of Christianity, is premised upon a literal interpretation of the Bible, and has as its purpose the defense of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. [scientific creationism, religion, evolution]

Political Allegory in the Biblical Exegesis of Bruno of Segni

Abstract: Analyse de l'oeuvre de Bruno de Segni, ecrivant a partir de 1080, (et de Jean de Mantoue, son precurseur et contemporain, selon B. Smalley) en fonction de l'allegorie politique utilisee en exegese, et nee dans le contexte de la Reforme gregorienne.

Luther as Narrative Exegete

Abstract: Narrative and canonical methods of biblical interpretation are currently at the forefront of contemporary theological discussion. This approach is having an impact not only on biblical studies but also on systematic theology; thus it shows great promise for facilitating dialogue among the various theological disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to note affinities between this popular new approach and the exegetical work of one of the sixteenth-century, precritical Reformers, Martin Luther. In so doing we can suggest the contemporary systematic relevance of Reformation exegesis. In order to accomplish this I shall begin by describing the components of narrative exegesis, or at least the components of a particular kind of narrative exegesis which seems to have affinities to Luther's hermeneutics.

Word and Word History in the Analects: the Exegesis of Lun Yü Ix.1

Abstract: usually translated something like "the Master rarely talks about profit, or fate, or jen" (however one chooses to translate the abstraction called jen.) The trouble arises, of course, from the all too obvious fact that whatever may be the case for li and ming, the Master has something to say about jen at nearly every turn. The ten additional occurrences of the word li, at least five of which can be considered to be about 11, rather than just uses of the word as 'profit' in its quotidian sense, may be few enough to justify the qualifier 'rare'. For the twenty-one occurrences of ming (not counting the expression t'ien ming xiP), at an average of about once per book, we may have to stretch our notion of what the word 'rare' signifies a bit. But there can be no quibble with the claim that Confucius was regularly and indeed primarily concerned with jen, and it never seems to have been long removed from his thoughts or words, at least as they are conveyed to us in the LY. It is mentioned more than a hundred times, and the ostensible assertion that he 'rarely' talked about it simply cannot be countenanced.

The Limits of Historical-Critical Exegesis:

Abstract: Historical-critical exegesis was somewhat late in winning acceptance in Catholic circles. Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943) is usually cited as official recognition of the method in the Catholic world. In the following decades Catholics were so preoccupied with mastering the new method that not much attention was given to the fact that the new method was itself becoming the object of criticism, and not just in fundamentalist circles. These