Scripture as Logos

Scripture as Logos
Author: Azzan Yadin
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2013-06-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0812204123

The study of midrash—the biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbis—has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years. Most recent scholarship, however, has focused on the aggadic or narrative midrash, while halakhic or legal midrash—the exegesis of biblical law—has received relatively little attention. In Scripture as Logos, Azzan Yadin addresses this long-standing need, examining early, tannaitic (70-200 C.E.) legal midrash, focusing on the interpretive tradition associated with the figure of Rabbi Ishmael. This is a sophisticated study of midrashic hermeneutics, growing out of the observation that the Rabbi Ishmael midrashim contain a dual personification of Scripture, which is referred to as both "torah" and "ha-katuv." It is Yadin's significant contribution to note that the two terms are not in fact synonymous but rather serve as metonymies for Sinai on the one hand and, on the other, the rabbinic house of study, the bet midrash. Yadin develops this insight, ultimately presenting the complex but highly coherent interpretive ideology that underlies these rabbinic texts, an ideology that—contrary to the dominant view today—seeks to minimize the role of the rabbinic reader by presenting Scripture as actively self-interpretive. Moving beyond textual analysis, Yadin then locates the Rabbi Ishmael hermeneutic within the religious landscape of Second Temple and post-Temple literature. The result is a series of surprising connections between these rabbinic texts and Wisdom literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Church Fathers, all of which lead to a radical rethinking of the origins of rabbinic midrash and, indeed, of the Rabbis as a whole.

Old Testament Use of Old Testament

Old Testament Use of Old Testament
Author: Gary Edward Schnittjer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780310571100

Old Testament Use of Old Testament contains in one clearly arranged volume hundreds of scriptural allusions in the Old Testament, along with a hermeneutical profile of each Old Testament book's overall use of Scripture. A one-of-a-kind resource, it provides an invaluable beginning place for study of scriptural exegesis within the Old Testament.

Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity

Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000-10-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830815722

David A. deSilva demonstrates in this book how paying attention to the cultural themes of honor, patronage, kinship and purity opens us to new facets of the New Testament documents.

Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics

Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics
Author:
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 1691
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441239987

This one-stop reference book on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics offers needed orientation and perspective for students, pastors, and scholars. Written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, it is the best reference work available on the intersection of these two fields. The volume shows how Christian Scripture and Christian ethics are necessarily intertwined and offers up-to-date treatment of five hundred biblical, traditional, and contemporary topics, ranging from adultery, bioethics, and Colossians to vegetarianism, work, and Zephaniah. The stellar ecumenical list of contributors consists of more than two hundred leading scholars from the fields of biblical studies and ethics, including Darrell Bock, David Gushee, Amy Laura Hall, Daniel Harrington, Dennis Olson, Christine Pohl, Glen Stassen, and Max Stackhouse.

The Canon of Scripture

The Canon of Scripture
Author: F. F. Bruce
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830852123

How did the books of the Bible come to be recognized as Holy Scripture? After nearly nineteen centuries the canon of Scripture remains an issue of debate. Adept in both Old and New Testament studies, F. F. Bruce brings the wisdom of a lifetime of reflection and biblical interpretation to bear in addressing the criteria of canonicity, the canon within the canon, and canonical criticism.

The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15

The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15
Author: Bruce K. Waltke
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 748
Release: 2004-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802825452

Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard study of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume commentary is unquestionably the most comprehensive work on Proverbs available. Grounded in the new literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation of late, Waltke's commentary on Proverbs demonstrates the profound, ongoing relevance of this Old Testament book for Christian faith and life. A thorough introduction addresses such issues as text and versions, structure, authorship, and theology. The detailed commentary itself explains and elucidates Proverbs as "theological literature." Waltke's highly readable style -- evident even in his original translation of the Hebrew text -- makes his scholarly work accessible to teachers, pastors, Bible students, and general readers alike.

Zondervan Dictionary of Bible Themes

Zondervan Dictionary of Bible Themes
Author: Martin H. Manser
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 1308
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

The Zondervan Dictionary of Bible Themes contains over 2,000 thematic articles with an explanation of the theme, key Bible references, and cross-references to related themes. --From publisher's description.

Context of Scripture

Context of Scripture
Author: William W. Hallo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9789004131057

This reference provides access to a broad, balanced, and representative collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts that are part of the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible.