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.

Theophany and indication: reconciling augustinian and palamite aesthetics1

Abstract: Based on an analysis of certain theophanic narratives in the Hebrew Scriptures (Exodus 3 and 19, 1 Kings 19), this article poses the question of their Christian exegesis: which of the Persons of the Holy Trinity appeared to the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament and how? This seemingly trivial question has become a decisive and controversial topic in the formation of two distinct theological aesthetics: one influenced by Augustine in the West and another that finds its culmination with Gregory Palamas in the East. The aim of this article is to reconcile the polemical interpretations of Old Testament theophanies by employing a Christological understanding of aesthetics as developed by Hans Urs von Balthasar (in his Herrlichkeit) and a more nuanced understanding of signification as developed by Husserl and Merleau-Ponty under the concept of indication.

Saved by Obedience: Matthew 1:21 in Light of Jesus' Teaching on the Torah

Abstract: Recent studies by Warren Carter and Boris Repschinski have argued that the notice in Matt 1:21 that Jesus "will save his people from their sins" signals a major theme to be elaborated the Gospel's subsequent narrative. The standard exegesis of the passage identifies Jesus' function of forgiving sin (Matt 9:2-8), particularly in connection with his death by crucifixion (26:28), as the most significant elaboration of 1:21. Although both Carter and Repschinski make significant advances beyond the "standard view," both fail to define adequately the nature of the "sin" from which Jesus is depicted as saving his people. Following important strands of Second Temple Judaism, "sin" is defined in Matthew as transgression of the stipulations of the Torah. Once this definition is recognized, a mode of salvation from sin suggests itself: Jesus' advocacy of Torah observance. Throughout the Gospel, Jesus is depicted as a proponent of strict obedience to the law (e.g., 5:17-20; 23:1-3; 28:19-20). In terms of the amount of material devoted to its exposition and its placement at important points in the narrative, the Gospel strongly marks Jesus' advocacy of Torah observance as one if its most important themes. The standard view inverts Matthew's own literary and theological priorities: Jesus "saves his people from their sins" not primarily by forgiving sin or by his death on the cross but by exhorting his audience to follow the Torah with perfect obedience.

The Bible in Athanasius of Alexandria

Abstract: This study examines rhetorical and exegetical appropriations of Scripture especially in the Greek corpus of the writings of Athanasius of Alexandria, the fourth-century bishop famous for his role in the establishment of Nicene orthodoxy. An introductory chapter surveys earlier scholarship on Athanasian exegesis and on intertextual usage in related literatures. Subsequent chapters examine Athanasius's practice in his apologetic, dogmatic-polemical, dogmatic-historical, and pastoral writings. His writings interpret the Bible as a unified account that explains salvation in terms of the incarnation of the uncreated Word of God and models it through the positive and negative examples of various biblical characters.

The Bridegroom Messiah and the People of God: Marriage in the Fourth Gospel

Abstract: 1. Allusions to biblical texts about marriage 2. Echoes of scripture, representative figures, and messianic exegesis 3. The revelation of the bridegroom-Messiah allusions to Jeremiah 33:10-11 and Genesis 29:1-20 4. The glorification of the bridegroom-Messiah allusions to Song of Songs 1:12 and Song of Songs 3:1-4 5. The bridegroom-Messiah of Psalm 45 in the Song of Songs, Jeremiah 33:11 and Genesis 29:1-20 6. Hearing the echoes 7. Conclusion.