Theological Hermeneutics and 1 Thessalonians

248 Pages·2005·1.74 MB·English

by  Angus Paddison

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THEOLOGICAL HERMENEUTICS AND
1 THESSALONIANS
Thisbookproposesatheologicalreadingof1Thessalonians,making
animportantresponsetotheincreasingdemandwithinBiblicalschol-
arshiptorelatemorecloselytotheologicalconcerns.Paddison’sinter-
pretationadheresverycloselytothetextandisdividedintothreeparts.
PartIoffersatheologicalcritiqueofdominanthistorical-criticalread-
ingsof1Thessalonians.PartIIexaminesthehistoryofinterpretation
of 1 Thessalonians, focusing on the pre-modern exegesis of Thomas
AquinasandJohnCalvin.Paddisonexploreswhattheologicalexegetes
can learn from Thomas Aquinas’ Lectura and John Calvin’s com-
mentaryon1Thessalonians.Aidedbytheinsightsoftheseneglected
pre-moderncommentators,PartIIIpresentsatheologicallydriveninter-
pretationoftheletter.Theologicalexegesisispractisedasadialogue
with Paul, the canon and a plethora of theological voices to eluci-
datePaddison’scentralargumentthattheastonishingsubjectmatterof
1ThessaloniansisGod’sall-powerfulholdoverdeath.
angus paddison is Postdoctoral Research Assistant in New
TestamentStudiesattheUniversityofGloucestershire.

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ANGUS PADDISON
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