Scriptural Exegesis: The Shapes of Culture and the Religious Imagination: Essays in Honour of Michael Fishbane

by Deborah A. Green and Laura S. Lieber

Scriptural Exegesis gathers voices from an international community of scholars to consider the many facets of the history of biblical interpretation and to question how exegesis shapes spiritual and cultural creativity. Divided into four broadly chronological sections that chart a variety of approaches from ancient to modern times, the essays examine texts and problems rooted in the ancient world yet still of concern today. Nineteen chapters incorporate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199206570
• ISBN13: 9780199206575
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"