Early Biblical InterpretationThis highly accessible book discusses how the early Jewish and Christian communities went about interpreting Scripture. The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed. |
Contents
Foreword by Wayne A Meeks | 7 |
The Christian Bible | 107 |
The Rise of a Christian Bible | 113 |
Christian Transformations of the Hebrew Scriptures | 131 |
A Framework for Interpreting a Christian Bible | 167 |
Applying the Framework | 199 |
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Abraham allegorical ancient apologetic apostolic appear Aramaic argue Arian authority Barnabas Ben Sira biblical interpretation biblical texts Book Book of Jubilees Christ Christian Bible Christology circumcision cited commentaries common era Deut divine earlier early Christian example exegesis exegetical exile Ezra Father framework fulfillment Genesis Gnostic God's Gospel Greek halakha Hebrew Bible Hebrew Scriptures Heresies human incarnation Irenaeus Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Judea Justin Justin Martyr king later Lord Luke Marcion meaning ment midrashic Moses narrative Origen passages Pentateuch pesher Philo present proof from prophecy proof texts prophets psalms Pseudepigrapha Qumran rabbinic redeemer myth reference rejection reproach resurrection retelling revealed Rule of faith Sabbath sacred sage Scrip second century B.C.E. sense Sira spiritual story Targum teaching Temple Testament theological things tion Torah tradition translation typology understanding verse wisdom words writings Zerubbabel