Dark passages of the Bible
Subtitle: engaging scripture with Benedict XVI & Thomas Aquinas
By: Matthew J. Ramage
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780813221564
Subjects: Doctrines; Bible; Criticism, interpretation; Doctrinal Theology; Catholic Church; Hermeneutics
Description: Following the lead of Pope Benedict XVI, in Dark Passages of the Bible Matthew Ramage weds the historical-critical approach with a theological reading of Scripture based in the patristic-medieval tradition. Whereas these two approaches are often viewed as mutually exclusive or even contradictory, Ramage insists that the two are mutually enriching and necessary for doing justice to the Bible's most challenging texts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "How can that be in the Bible?"; title: The Bible's problems; title: Benedict's "Method C" proposal and Catholic principles for Biblical interpretation; title: The problem of development; title: The problem of apparent contradictions; title: Methoc C exegesis, the nature of God, and the nature of good and evil; title: Method C exegesis and the afterlife; title: Conclusion: Method C exegesis in the Church.