Time and the Word: Figural Reading of the Christian Scriptures

by Ephraim Radner

Book Overview

This book by Ephraim Radner constitutes the first significant theological account of the foundations and methods of the figural reading of Scripture. Radner's reintroduces contemporary scholars to a traditional approach to biblical interpretation that dates back to Jewish practice from before the time of Jesus. Figural interpretation continued in prominence through the early church, the Middle Ages, and into the early modern period before it was forcefully...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802879977
• ISBN13: 9780802879974
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"