Ears that hear
Subtitle: explorations in theological interpretation of the Bible
By: edited by Joel B. Green and Tim Meadowcroft
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press; Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Sheffield, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781907534775
Subjects: Bibel; Doctrinal Theology; Bible; Theologie; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Hermeneutics; Theology
Description: The contemporary renaissance of theological interpretation as an approach to reading the Bible has brought with it a host of questions. Most importantly, what is the relationship between theological interpretation and more traditional forms of historical inquiry characteristic of the field in the modern era? Does theological interpretation require that the church's faith determine the meaning of biblical texts? How does a theological hermeneutic navigate the conventional roles of author, text, and reader? What are the natural intellectual companions of theological interpretation? Essays in this volume tackle questions like these primarily by engaging directly with biblical texts, both in theological interpretation for its own sake and to see what the texts themselves might suggest about doing theological interpretation. The result is a much-needed exploration of theological interpretation in the hands of biblical scholars, theologians, and linguists occupied with exegesis. The volume arises from an international colloquium on the theological interpretation of the Bible held at Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand, in August 2011.
Notes: Papers from a colloquium held at Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand in August 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : an interpretive conversation / Tim Meadowcroft; title: Theological interpretation and the problem of method / Murray Rae; title: The problem of 'history' in recent theological commentary / Seth Heringer; title: Theological interpretation of scripture in sermonic mode : the case of T.F. Torrance / Myk Habets; title: Interpreting the Bible on language : Babel and Ricoeur's interpretive arc / Allan Bell; title: The ascent of theological reading : iconoclasm and the divine event of making readers / John C. McDowell; title: Lex orandi, lex vivendi : A theological interpretation of discipleship in the Gospel of Matthew / Marianne Meye Thompson; title: 'He ascended into heaven' : Jesus' ascension in Lukan perspective, and beyond / Joel B. Green; title: The Anabaptist vision of the church and faith in the epistle to the Hebrews / Matthew C. Easter; title: 1 Timothy 3.16 as a proto-rule of faith / Paul Trebilco; title: 'Exegesis as love' : Encountering truth in John 14.15-16 / tim Meadowcroft; title: Tehological interpretation and the book of Lamentations : A plyphonic reconsideration / Miriam J. Bier; title: History, Hermeneutics, and theodicy in light of Israel's tradition of protest / James E. Harding; title: Response : theological interpretation on display : trajectories and guestions / Joel B. Green; title: Response : reading as formation / Murray Rae.