Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the Prophets (Studies in Theological Interpretation)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080103258X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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This original and fruitful approach to the study of the Prophets takes seriously the questions of both exegesis and hermeneutics.
He takes the realities of time and history with utmost seriousness but also attends to the hermeneutical implications of the present form of the prophetic books. No one will look at the prophetic corpus in the same way after being tutored by Seitz."--Gary Anderson, University of Notre Dame"Seitz has offered a fresh and bold proposal for understanding the formation and theological significance of prophetic literature. We will have to read the prophets differently henceforth."--Patrick D. Childs, Yale University Divinity School"Building on the long history of prophetic introduction and interpretation, Seitz offers a new way of viewing the prophets. In this book he shows us how traditional historical-critical readings have brought us to an impasse and then marks out a bold new path with his own proposal to take the canonical form of prophetic literature serious
He previously taught at the University of St. Andrews . Christopher R. Seitz (PhD, Yale University) is senior research professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, and is an ordained Episcopal priest
"Five Stars" according to Edward Bradley. learned. Not an Introduction to the Prophets This is NOT an "Introduction to the Prophets," as the title and the blurbs imply. It is rather a book about what an introduction to the prophets should be. It is decidedly not for the general reader, even for the general reader with some knowledge of the OT. The author assumes that readers already have in-depth knowledge of the 12 minor prophets.. Gary C. Leedes said Plowing New Ground. I have great respect for Christopher R. Seitz and I am a big fan of his. I have read two of his other books and I have read several contributions by him contained in other books. He is simply brilliant, a scrupulous scholar, and his point of view is based primarily on the Canonized Holy Scriptures although he is not afraid to gain insights from other sources of information. This particular book p