A hermeneutic of wisdom : recovering the formative agency of scripture /
Dryden, J. de Waal, 1967-
A hermeneutic of wisdom : recovering the formative agency of scripture / J. de Waal Dryden. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2018 - xxiii, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and indexes.
Tilling the soil -- Knowing and reading -- Theology and ethics -- Law and gospel -- Planting the seeds -- Reading Gospels for wisdom: theory -- Reading Gospels for wisdom: practice -- Reading Epistles for wisdom: theory -- Reading Epistles for wisdom: practice.
This book develops an integrated hermeneutic that connects the Bible to spiritual formation and the development of Christian virtues. The author shows how the whole Bible can be understood as a wisdom text that directs its readers morally, shapes them in their deepest affections and convictions, and impacts how they look at the world and live in it. Offering an innovative hermeneutical approach, it will serve as an ideal supplement to standard hermeneutics textbooks. -- ‡c From Amazon.com.
9780801097935 0801097932
Bible. New Testament --Hermeneutics. Bible. New Testament --Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Wisdom--Biblical teaching.
BS2331 / .D79 2018
A hermeneutic of wisdom : recovering the formative agency of scripture / J. de Waal Dryden. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2018 - xxiii, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and indexes.
Tilling the soil -- Knowing and reading -- Theology and ethics -- Law and gospel -- Planting the seeds -- Reading Gospels for wisdom: theory -- Reading Gospels for wisdom: practice -- Reading Epistles for wisdom: theory -- Reading Epistles for wisdom: practice.
This book develops an integrated hermeneutic that connects the Bible to spiritual formation and the development of Christian virtues. The author shows how the whole Bible can be understood as a wisdom text that directs its readers morally, shapes them in their deepest affections and convictions, and impacts how they look at the world and live in it. Offering an innovative hermeneutical approach, it will serve as an ideal supplement to standard hermeneutics textbooks. -- ‡c From Amazon.com.
9780801097935 0801097932
Bible. New Testament --Hermeneutics. Bible. New Testament --Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Wisdom--Biblical teaching.
BS2331 / .D79 2018