Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament
Biographical note: Seizo Sekine, Universität Tokio,Japan.
| Summary: | Biographical note: Seizo Sekine, Universität Tokio,Japan. Biographical note: Seizo Sekine, University of Tokyo, Japan. This monograph challenges the extremes of faith-based theological approaches and value-free historical-critical methods by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to the Akedah, Jeremiah and other biblical texts. Readers will also gain fresh insights into problems of monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and modern ethics. This monograph challenges the extremes of faith-based theological approaches and value-free historical-critical methods by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to the Akedah, Jeremiah and other biblical texts. Readers will also gain fresh insights into problems of monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and modern ethics |
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| ISBN: | 3110340763 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110340761 |