The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-984588-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: Oxford Studies in Historical Theology

The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies examines the creation of the academic Bible. Beginning with the fragmentation of biblical interpretation in the centuries after the Reformation, Michael Legaspi shows how the weakening of scriptural authority in the Western churches altered the role of biblical interpretation. Focusing on renowned German scholar Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), Legaspi explores the ways in which critics reconceived
the role of the Bible. This book offers a new account of the origins of biblical studies, illuminating the relation of the Bible to churchly readers, theological interpreters, academic critics, and people in between. It explains why, in an age of religious resurgence, modern biblical criticism may no longer be
in a position to serve as the Bible's disciplinary gatekeeper.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Legaspi, Michael C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One: From Scripture to Text
Chapter Two: Bible and Theology at an Enlightenment University
Chapter Three: The Study of Classical Antiquity at Gottingen
Chapter Four: Michaelis and the Dead Hebrew Language
Chapter Five: Lowth, Michaelis, and the Invention of Biblical Potry
Chapter Six: Michaelis, Moses, and the Recovery of the Bible
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Index of Biblical References

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Legaspi is an Instructor in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.