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Exegesis
About: Exegesis is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3017 publications have been published within this topic receiving 25212 citations. The topic is also known as: Bible interpretation.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe concisely the method of scholastic theologians in order to understand what the biblical humanists were reacting against, and the key figures for this discussion are Lorenzo Valla and Desiderius Erasmus, and attention is given both to their criticisms of the Scholastic method and to the alternative model they set forth.
Abstract: By the end of the fifteenth century, if not already by the middle of the thirteenth century, interpretation of the Bible and the practice of theology – though in theory still interrelated – sat uncomfortably with one another. The increasing sophistication of scholastic method after the twelfth century resulted in a theology in which exegesis (and by extension, scripture on its own terms) played a role of diminishing importance. The humanists, especially the biblical humanists of the late fifteenth century and early sixteenth centuries, identified this dichotomy as deeply problematic for sacred studies and decried this state of affairs in their conflict with scholastic theologians. This essay seeks to describe concisely the method of scholastic theologians in order to understand what the biblical humanists were reacting against. The key figures for this discussion are Lorenzo Valla and Desiderius Erasmus, and attention is given both to their criticisms of scholastic method and to the alternative model they set forth. Central to the discussion of both theological models (scholastic and humanist) is the place of scripture, and the relationship between scripture and theology. The fundamental contention is that the biblical humanists were important not only for their development of the tools of grammatical-historical exegesis, but also of an alternative model of theological method. To the extent that the Protestant Reformers continued this critique and were influenced by it in their own practice, we witness a lesserrecognized connection between the Renaissance and the Reformation. (pp. 39–54)
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TL;DR: The authors argued that Matthew does not present Jesus or his church as the true Israel, and that the Jesus-as-Israel interpretation could be refined by comparing the Gospel with later rabbinic discussion that connects Israel with biblical individuals.
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TL;DR: New Testament Exegesis as discussed by the authors conducts research on the cre ation, contents and use of the New Testament and enables students to develop s ki ls in assessing and interpreting these texts, among the important issue of the discipline are the contents and literary character of the Gospels and Epistles, the background of New Testament texts in the Old Testament and in contemp orary Jewish and GraecoRoman milieux, their role as a source of knowledge of the historical Christ and the activities and development of the first Christian c ommunities, and the history of their
Abstract: New Testament Exegesis conducts research on the cre ation, contents and use of the New Testament and enables students to develop s ki ls in assessing and interpreting these texts. Among the important issue of the discipline are the contents and literary character of the Gospels and Epistles, the background of New Testament texts in the Old Testament and in contemp orary Jewish and GraecoRoman milieux, their role as a source of knowledge of the historical Christ and the activities and development of the first Christian c ommunities, and the history of their impact in early Christian and modern times.
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01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: In this article, an exegesis of the Flood in Genesis is presented, which examines the way the account deals with the ethical question of the value of human life, and provides an interesting approach to the story of the flood.
Abstract: This book offers a fascinating, original approach to the story of the flood in Genesis by providing an exegesis of the text which examines the way the account deals with the ethical question of the value of human life.
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