The Multivalence of Biblical Texts And Theological Meanings

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Pub. Date: 2006-11-30
Publisher(s): Society of Biblical Literature
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Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)

Author Biography

Christine Helmer is Senior Scholar in Theology at Harvard Divinity School. She is the author of The Trinity and Martin Luther (von Zabern, 1999) and coeditor of Biblical Interpretation: History, Context, and Reality (Society of Biblical Literature, 2005) and One Scripture or Many? Canon From Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Perspectives (Oxford University, 2004).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Abbreviationsp. ix
Introduction: Multivalence in Biblical Theologyp. 1
For the Love of Christ: Generic and Unique Elements in Christian Theological Readings of the Song of Songsp. 11
Fixity and Potential in Isaiahp. 37
The Term "Sacrifice" and the Problem of Theological Abstraction: A Study of the Reception History of Genesis 22:1-19p. 47
"Consider the Lilies of the Field...": A Sociorhetorical Analysis of Matthew 6:25-34p. 67
Luke-Acts and Negotiation of Authority and Identity in the Roman Worldp. 83
The Fall and Human Depravityp. 105
"Who Can Forgive Sins but God Alone?": Jesus, Forgiveness, and Divinityp. 113
Worship in Spirit and Truth: Louis-Marie Chauvet's Sacramental Reading of John 4:21-24p. 125
"...Who Proceeds from the Father"-and the Son? The Use of the Bible in the Filioque Debate: A Historical and Ecumenical Case Study and Hermeneutical Reflectionsp. 145
Recovering the Real: A Case Study of Schleiermacher's Theologyp. 161
Select Bibliographyp. 177
Contributorsp. 181
Index of Ancient Sourcesp. 183
Index of Namesp. 189
Index of Subjectsp. 193
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