The New Testament with imagination: a fresh approach to its writings and themes
Loader, an Australian Research Council professorial fellow at Murdoch University in Perth, reintroduces the New Testament to the modern reader in this interesting and accessible study of the texts, considered within their cultural context. The author well understands that reading ancient documents r...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan Cambridge, U.K.
William B. Eerdmans Publishing
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: LOADER, WILLIAM, The New Testament with Imagination: A Fresh Approach to Its Writings and Themes] (2008) (Albl, Martin C.)
The New Testament with imagination (2008) (Van der Merwe, Dirk, 1952 -) , in: Neotest. . 42/1 (2008) 180-182 (Van der Merwe, Dirk G.) , in: BTB 39/1 (2009) 53-54 (Ramey, Margaret E.) , in: ABR 57 (2009) 91-92 (Naismith, Bronwyn) , in: Pacifica 22 (2009) 348-349 (Doyle, Rod) , in: LASBF 59 (2009) 587-589 (Chrupca?a, Les?aw D.) , in: RBLit 10 (2008)* 10 (2008)* (Kealy, Séan) , in: CBQ 70 (2008) 379-381 (Albl, Martin C.) , in: Theol. . 111 (2008) 451-452 (Houlden, Leslie) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
B New Testament / Introduction |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
Theology
B Bible Introductions B Bible. N.T Introductions B Bible. N.T Theology B Neutestamentliche Theologie |
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| Summary: | Loader, an Australian Research Council professorial fellow at Murdoch University in Perth, reintroduces the New Testament to the modern reader in this interesting and accessible study of the texts, considered within their cultural context. The author well understands that reading ancient documents requires a knowledge of how people lived and societies functioned at the time of the writing. By bringing readers into the everyday experience of the New Testament writers, we gain a wider context in which to read the sacred writings. Loader uses the methods of modern criticism to clarify some of the puzzling aspects of biblical study-why, for example, do the gospel accounts sometimes read differently? And his study of John's writings, especially his exposition of the book of Revelation, helps restore balance to the field of apocalyptic studies. Loader argues that for Jesus, "people mattered most and other laws, which he continued to respect, took second place after loving one's neighbor as oneself." Loader reminds us that, even as an inspired document, the New Testament remains the product of human hands, written in a time and place long distant from our own experience. Immersing oneself in that environment is essential to obtaining a correct view of the life and teachings of Jesus and the apostles. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 197-198 |
| Physical Description: | x, 206 Seiten, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 0802827462 |