Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament /

Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament / / Seizo Sekine.

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Western biblical studies have tended to follow either faith-based theological approaches or value-free historical-critical methods. This monograph challenges the two extremes by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. While drawing on Eastern and Western philosophical writings from a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
VerfasserIn:
Sekine, Seizo,
MitwirkendeR:
Short, J. Randall,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 458
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Physical Description:1 online resource (255 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Explanatory Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction. Philosophical and Historical Interpretations
  • Part I. The Old Testament and Philosophy
  • Chapter 1. Philosophical Interpretations of the Sacrifice of Isaac: Inquiring into the True Significance of the Akedah
  • Chapter 2. The Paradox of Suffering: Comparing Second Isaiah and Socrates
  • Chapter 3. Reconstructing Old Testament Monotheism: A Dialogue between Old Testament Studies and Philosophy
  • Part II. Old Testament Thought and the Modern World
  • Chapter 4. Modern Aspects of the Old Testament Understanding of God: Qohelet, Schoenberg, Jung
  • Chapter 5. Toward Regenerating Ethics: Seeking an Ordered Path of Joyful Coexistence
  • Part III. The Prophets and Soteriology
  • Chapter 6. A Genealogy of Prophetic Salvation: Isaiah, Second Isaiah, and Jeremiah
  • Chapter 7. The Prophets and Deuteronomism: The Book of Jeremiah
  • Part IV. Old Testament Studies in Japan
  • Chapter 8. Old Testament Studies in Japan: A Retrospect and Prospects
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index
  • Ancient Sources Index

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