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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements Contributors Abbreviations Introduction Nine Theses on the Interpretation of Scripture HOW DO WE READ AND TEACH THE SCRIPTURES? Teaching the Bible Confessionally in the Church I. Reading with a Theological Interest II. Reading with Openness to Repentance III. Reading with an Understanding of the Old Testament Witness to Christ Conclusion: Reading in Dialogue with Jews Scripture’s Authority in the Church I II III IV V Reading Scripture as a Coherent Story 1. The Biblical Story — Unity and Diversity II. The Postmodern Critique of Metanarratives III. The Biblical Story as a Nonmodern Metanarrative Uncovering a Second Narrative: Detective Fiction and the Construction of ... I II III IV V A LIVING TRADITION Is Patristic Exegesis Still Usable? Some Reflections on Early Christian ... I. Exegesis, Ancient and Modern II. Patristic Exegesis of the Psalms III. Can We Use Patristic Exegesis? Christ Was like St. Francis Imitatio Christi The Literal Sense Surpasses Allegory Vestigii Christi Our Father The Ultimate Sign Right Understanding of the Scriptures The Hermeneutical Gap The Scholarly Task Two Caveats The Instrumental Character of Scripture Reading the Scriptures Faithfully in a Postmodern Age I. Beyond Foundations II. Beyond Totality III. Toward the Other Conclusion Preaching Scripture Faithfully in a Post-Christendom Church Dynamics of the Post-Christendom Church Preaching the Biblical Story in the Post-Christendom Church: An Opportunity to ... Preaching the Biblical Story: Strategies and Suggestions Conclusion Embodying Scripture in the Community of Faith I. Communities and Saintly Interpreters II. Contexts for Engaging Scripture III. Embodying Scripture READING DIFFICULT TEXTS Critical Traditioning: Seeking an Inner Biblical Hermeneutic Negotiating Difficulty within the Tradition Critical Traditioning at Work Critical Charity Living Dangerously: Genesis 22 and the Quest for Good Biblical Interpretation The Interpretative Debate Surrounding Genesis 22 Some Criteria for Christian Scriptural Interpretation Preliminary Exegesis and Interpretation of Genesis 22 The Significance of Genesis 22 Conclusion Joseph and the Passion of Our Lord Election and the Old Testament The Surprise of Election The Cost of Election The Rivalry between Elect and Nonelect The Mystery of Election Joseph as Beloved Son Forgiveness of the Brothers Who Are the Betrayers of Jesus? A Precursor to the Felix Culpa? Reading Scripture in Light of the Resurrection I. The Offense of the Resurrection II. Three Texts on Reading and Resurrection III. Implications for Our Practices of Reading How Can We Know the Truth? A Study of John 7:14-18 Introduction to John 7:14-18 St. Augustine’s Exposition of John 7:16-17 Van Mildert’s Interpretation of John 7:17 John 7:14-18 in Its Johannine Context The Wider Resonances and Implications of John 7:16 An Interpretation of John 7:17-18 Conclusion “His Own Received Him Not”: Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples SELECTED SERMONS Vulnerability, the Condition of Covenant I. Abraham II. God III. Isaac A Note on Divine Changelessness Self-Inflicted Violence Interpreting the Text Prisoner of Hope Interpreting the Text Who Is the God That Will Deliver You? Interpreting the Text Netted Interpreting the Text Whether We Live or Die, We Are the Lord’s I II III IV Interpreting the Text Selected Bibliography Scripture Index © 2003 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. All rights reserved Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 255 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 / P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K. www.eerdmans.com Printed in the United States of America 08 07 06 05 04 03 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0-8028-1269-4 Scripture translations not otherwise identified are the authors’ own.
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