New Testament theology in a secular world
Subtitle: a constructivist work in philosophical epistemology and Christian apologetics
By: Peter Lampe ; translated by Robert L. Brawley from the German edition, with substantial subsequent revisions and augmentations by the author
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780567324177; 9780567388889
Subjects: Bible; Knowledge, Theory of (Religion); Philosophy; Christianity; Apologetics; Knowledge, Theory of, in the Bible
Work titles: Wirklichkeit als Bild
Description: "New Testament Theology in a Secular World is an important and original new work in Christian apologetics. It is the first book to apply constructivist theory to biblical studies. Biblical Studies scholar Peter Lampe tackles head on such questions as: What do we understand by "reality?" How does this relate to what theology calls the "reality of God" or the "reality of resurrection?" How can we account for the concept of "revelation"? Lampe argues that in talking about "reality" theologians must make an effort to engage with the concept of "reality" as it is discussed in the fields of philosophical epistemology and sociology of knowledge. However, as Lampe shows, Theology has so far hardly or only reluctantly participated in this dialogue." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-183) and indexes.

Translated from the German edition, Die Wirklichkeit als Bild: das Neue Testament als ein Grunddokument abendländischer Kultur im Lichte konstruktivistischer Epistemologie und Wissenssoziologie, with substantial subsequent revisions and augmentations by the author.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : indicating the problem; title: Stages in the history of thought on the way to constructivism; title: The brain as a designer; title: Objectivity as intersubjectivity : the interface with sociology of knowledge; title: A constructivist sociology of knowledge model; title: Implications for theological discourse; title: Application of the model to early Christian examples : the new reality of the early Christians; title: Rather intellectus intellectui concordat than ens intellectui concordat? : normative reflections on the concept of truth and on intercontextual competition in a pluralistic society; title: The prospect for a constructivist theory of historiography; title: Appendix: Life after death in selected texts of ancient Judaism.