Learning the language of Scripture : : origen, wisdom, and the logic of interpretation / / Mark Randall James.
In Learning the Language of Scripture , Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c. C.E...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Systematic Theology ; Volume 24 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021] 2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
Volume 24. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (353 pages). |
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| Summary: | In Learning the Language of Scripture , Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c. C.E) Widely regarded as one of the most arbitrary interpreters, James shows that Origen's appearance of arbitrariness is a result of the modern tendency to neglect the role of wisdom in scriptural interpretation. James demonstrates that Origen offers a compelling model of a Christian pragmatism in which learning and correcting linguistic practice is a site of the transformative pedagogy of the divine Logos. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004448543 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mark Randall James. |