Anti-cultic theology in Christian biblical interpretation; a study of Isaiah 66:1-4 and its reception.9780820486185 Anti-cultic theology in Christian biblical interpretation; a study of Isaiah 66:1-4 and its reception. Stein, Valerie A. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 161 pages $62.95 Hardcover Studies in biblical literature; v.97 BS1520 The passage has often been used to proclaim pro·claim tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims 1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce. 2. God's rejection of the Jerusalem temple and cult, and has poisoned relations between Christians and Jews even to our own time, but Stein (religion, U. of Evansville, Indiana
Evansville (IPA: [ˈɛ.vənzˌvɪl]) is the third-largest city in the state of Indiana. ) argues that such an interpretation is fundamentally incongruous in·con·gru·ous adj. 1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation. 2. with its broader literary context. Critically analyzing its reception from the Patristic pa·tris·tic also pa·tris·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to the fathers of the early Christian church or their writings. pa·tris Era, the writings of Martin Luther, and the Modern Era, she shows that its anti-cultic interpretation derives from factors external to the text and that its meaning has been shaped to reflect the interpreter's theological concerns. The study is revised from her 2004 Ph.D. dissertation in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament for Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. . ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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