The Oxford handbook of early Christian biblical interpretation
The Bible was the lifeblood of virtually every aspect of the life of the early churches. This Handbook explores a wide array of themes related to the reception, canonization, interpretation, uses, and legacies of the Bible in early Christianity.
| Subtitles: | Early christian biblical interpretation Handbook of early christian biblical interpretation |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: The Oxford handbook of early Christian biblical interpretation] (2020) (Nodes, Daniel Joseph, 1951 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford Handbooks Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ Church fathers
/ Exegesis
/ Hermeneutics
/ Bible
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Bible-Criticism, interpretation, etc.-History-Early church, ca. 30-600 B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The Bible was the lifeblood of virtually every aspect of the life of the early churches. This Handbook explores a wide array of themes related to the reception, canonization, interpretation, uses, and legacies of the Bible in early Christianity. Cover -- The oxford handbook of EARLY CHRISTIAN BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: SCRIPTURE -- Chapter 1: Scripture as Artefact -- Early Christian Biblical Remains -- Geographical Distribution -- Early Christian Manuscripts -- Other Inscriptional Features -- Scribes and Scriptoria -- Circulation of Manuscripts -- Conclusion -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Websites -- Chapter 2: The Septuagint and Other Translations -- Introduction -- Greek Biblical Versions -- Old Testament -- The Greek Pentateuch (or: the Septuagint in the Strict Sense) -- The Other Books of the 'Septuagint' (in the Broad Sense) -- The New Testament -- The Greek Christian Bible -- Canon -- Language -- Transmission: Christian Recensions -- Transmission: Dealing with the Hebrew Text and Other Jewish Greek Versions -- The Latin and Syriac Bible -- The Latin Bible -- The Old Latin Versions -- Jerome's Revisions and Translation iuxta Hebraeos -- The Syriac Bible -- References -- Ancient Sources -- Scholarship -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 3: Canons and Rules of Faith -- Terms -- Canon -- Rule of Faith -- Creed -- Canon of the Old Testament -- Septuagint -- Origin of the Septuagint -- Legends about the Origin of the Septuagint -- Canon Lists: Old Testament -- Canon of the Septuagint and Later Controversies -- Canon of the New Testament -- Earliest Writings and Collections -- Emergence of a New Testament -- Witnesses to the New Testament in the Second Century -- Canon Lists: New Testament -- The Rule of Faith -- Canons, Rules of Faith, and Theology -- References -- Ancient Sources -- Scholarship -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4: Divine Discourse: Scripture in the Economy of Revelation -- From the Written Word to Scripture. |
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| ISBN: | 0191028207 |