The second naiveté : Barth, Ricoeur, and the new Yale theology

152 Pages·1995·3.592 MB·English

by  Wallace, Mark I.

Studies in American Biblical Hermeneutics 6
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SECOND
NAIVETE
Barth, Ricoeur, anil
the New Vale Theology

Studies in American Biblical Hermeneutics 6 •
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The Second Naivete
Barth, Ricoeur, and the New Yale Theology

Studies in American Biblical Hermeneutics 6 •
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The
Second
Naivete
Barth, Ricoeur,
and the New Yale Theology
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by
Mark I. Wallace
Mercer
ISBN 0-86554-380-1 MUP/P089
The Second Naivete. Barth, Ricoeur, and the New Yale Theology.
Second edition
Copyright ©1990, 1995
Mercer University Press, Macon, Georgia 31210-3960 USA
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Abrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wallace, Mark I., 1956-
The second naivete :
Barth, Ricoeur, and the new Yale theology / by Mark I. Wallace.
xvi+130pp. 6x9" (15x23 cm.).
(Studies in American biblical hermeneutics ; 6).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86554-380-1 (pbk.; alk. paper).
1. Bible—Hermeneutics.
2. Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—History—20th century.
3. Barth, Karl, 1886-1968—Contributions in biblical hermeneutics.
4. Ricoeur, Paul—Contributions in biblical hermeneutics.
5. Bible—Theology—History—20th century.
6. Bible—Theology. 7. Revelation.
I. Title. II. Title: New Yale theology. III. Series.
BS476.W32 1995 90-322249
220.6'01—dc20 £IP
• C O N T E N T S •
Editor's Preface ................................................................................ vii
Revised Preface ................................................................................... xi
Theological Hermeneutics and Karl Barth .................................... 1
The Centrality of the Word / 1
The Use of Historical Criticism / 6
The Promise of Theological-Literary Interpretation / 13
Typology in Leviticus and Paul / 16
Conclusion / 24
Theological Hermeneutics and Paul Ricoeur ............................. 27
The Wager of Faith / 27
The Use of Discourse Analysis /30
The Promise of Theological -Literary Interpretation / 40
Parsimony of Presence in Mark / 45
Conclusion / 50
The Second Naivete in Barth and Ricoeur .................................. 51
Following the Hermeneutical Arc / 51
The Problem of Personalism / 71
The Problem of Christocentrism / 78
The New Yale Theology .................................................................. 87
Intratextualism, Grammar, and Ad Hoc Apologetics / 89
Ricoeur and Liberal Foundationalism / 96
Barth and the Truth Status of Theological Language / 104
Toward a Theological Hermeneutic of the Second Naivete . Ill
Retrieving the Idea of Revelation in Hermeneutics / 111
Index 127