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Philosophical interpretations of the Old Testament / Seizo Sekine ; translated by J. Randall Short, in collaboration with Judy Wakabayashi.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Japanese Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 458.Publisher: Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (267 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110340761
  • 3110340763
  • 3110340151
  • 9783110340150
  • 9781306430357
  • 1306430356
  • 9783110374629
  • 3110374625
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophical interpretations of the Old Testament.DDC classification:
  • 221.6 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1171.3 .S4513 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I. The Old Testament and philosophy -- part II. Old Testament thought and the modern world -- part III. The prophets and soteriology -- part IV. Old Testament studies in Japan.
Summary: This monograph challenges the extremes of faith-based theological approaches and value-free historical-critical methods by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to the Akedah, Jeremiah and other biblical texts. Readers will also gain fresh insights into problems of monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and modern ethics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The Old Testament and philosophy -- part II. Old Testament thought and the modern world -- part III. The prophets and soteriology -- part IV. Old Testament studies in Japan.

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This monograph challenges the extremes of faith-based theological approaches and value-free historical-critical methods by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to the Akedah, Jeremiah and other biblical texts. Readers will also gain fresh insights into problems of monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and modern ethics.

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