TY - BOOK AU - Sekine,Seizo AU - Short,J.Randall AU - Wakabayashi,Judy TI - Philosophical interpretations of the Old Testament T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, SN - 9783110340761 AV - BS1171.3 .S4513 2014eb U1 - 221.6 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Boston PB - De Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - bisacsh KW - Judaism KW - Sacred Writings KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=699681 ER -