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.

Sufi hermeneutics : the Qurʾan commentary of Rashīd al-Dīn Maybudī

Abstract: Foreword Preface Note on transliteration Introduction PART ONE: HERMENEUTICS The Hermeneutics of the Kashf al-asrar The Hermeneutics of Mystical Commentary PART TWO: MYSTICAL DOCTRINE The Development of Love Mysticism in Khurasan God and the Creation Aspects of Spiritual Guidance Mystical Theology and the Way of Love PART THREE: MAYBUDI'S MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE STORIES OF THE PROPHETS Prolegomenon: Prophets in the Qur'an and in Sufi Exegesis The Story of Abraham The Story of Moses The Story of Joseph Conclusion Bibliography Index of Qur'anic citations Index

The soul and the reading of scripture : a note on Henri De Lubac.

Abstract: Henri De Lubac's work on multi-sense scriptural reading has become a major resource for Catholic and Protestant theologians seeking a new integration of biblical studies and theology. Rarely, however, is it noticed that De Lubac's account of scriptural interpretation involves a robust notion of the soul and its transformation in the Christian life – and that in linking these themes De Lubac accurately reflects a central theme of pre-modern exegesis. This article thus suggests, first, that defending a notion of soul is important for those seeking to appropriate pre-modern exegesis. The article then argues that such a project is only possible if we move beyond Harnackian notions of early Christianity's ‘hellenisation’ and see the soul as a theological doctrine. The soul is the fundamental locus of a transformation in which Christians act in and through the Spirit as members of the body of Christ. Once the status of the soul is acknowledged, we are then best able to follow De Lubac's call for the reintegration of moral-practical aspects of Christianity and the discipline of theology. The article finally argues that Christian accounts of scriptural interpretation should find their core in an understanding of scripture as a graced resource for the formation of Christians, and that these accounts should be ever attentive to the place of scripture within the drama of salvation.

Trinitarian Missiology: Towards a Theology of God as Missionary1

Abstract: This article explores the possibilities of using ‘missionary’ as an attribute of God, as has been done recently in some ecclesial discourse. To this end, it offers an exegesis of John 20:21–23 via expositions of Augustine's discussion of the divine missions in De Trinitate, Barth's account of election, and the Lateran condemnation of Joachim of Fiore, and a discussion of the relationship between trinitarian theology and the divine attributes.