Allegory or Literal Historical Interpretation?: Andrew Fuller's Critique of Robert Robinson's View of the Canonicity of the Song of Songs
This study deals with Andrew Fuller's (1754-1815] critique of Robert Robinson of Cambridge (1735-1790] with a particular focus on Fuller's critique of Robinson's view of the canonicity of the Song of Songs. Fuller's defence of the canonicity of the Song of Songs and his interpret...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2019
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| In: |
The Evangelical quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 90, Issue: 3, Pages: 264-288 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDG Free church KDH Christian sects |
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Baptists
B Andrew Fuller B Particular Baptists B ROBINSON, Robert B Allegory B Hermeneutics B Socinianism B Robert Robinson B Fuller, Andrew, 1754-1815 B Song of Songs |
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| Summary: | This study deals with Andrew Fuller's (1754-1815] critique of Robert Robinson of Cambridge (1735-1790] with a particular focus on Fuller's critique of Robinson's view of the canonicity of the Song of Songs. Fuller's defence of the canonicity of the Song of Songs and his interpretation of it evidently follows the mainstream Protestant view of the Reformation and the Post-Reformation eras in continuity with the patristic and medieval exegetical tradition. In particular, standing firm with the predominant exegetical tradition of previous centuries, Fuller takes allegory as the main exegetical method to interpret the Song of Songs. Even though Fuller emphatically rejects the use of vain allegory as a human invention, his interpretation of the Song of Songs indicates that if allegory may be able to connect appropriate features in an Old Testament passage with a greater truth revealed in Christ, he allows for the use of allegory to expose the meaning of the text. |
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| ISSN: | 2772-5472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09003005 |