Rendering the Word in Theological Hermeneutics: Mapping Divine and Human AgencyThis book proposes an original typology for grasping the differences between diverse types of biblical interpretation, fashioned in a triangle around a major theological and philosophical lacuna: the relation between divine and human action. Despite their purported concern for reading God's word, most modern and postmodern approaches to biblical interpretation do not seriously consider the role of divine agency as having a real influence in and on the process of reading Scripture. Mark Bowald seeks to correct and clarify this deficiency by demonstrating the inevitable role that divine agency plays in contemporary proposals in relation to human agency enacted in the composition of the biblical text and the reader. This book presents an important contribution to the emerging field of theological hermeneutics. |
Contents
Mapping Divine and Human Agency | 25 |
1 | 28 |
Human Agency in the Text | 47 |
1 | 50 |
30 | 53 |
2 | 58 |
5 | 72 |
Negotiating Text Church and World | 73 |
with Scripture | 115 |
Prioritizing Divine Agency Gods Agency In With | 125 |
1 | 137 |
2 | 148 |
3 | 161 |
A Modest Proposal | 163 |
1 | 177 |
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