What Are Authoritative Scriptures?

The understanding of scriptures has shifted away from static and stable repositories of word, to emphasise scriptures' dynamic, active and relational qualities. Neither are authoritative ascriptions denied nor comparative work excluded, but in both cases different perceptions are now at work, r...

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Published in:Religion & theology
Main Author: Punt, J. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Religion & theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Judaism / Islam / Canon / Authority / Hermeneutics / Comparative research
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BH Judaism
BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HA Bible
Further subjects:B Hebrew Bible
B Ownership
B Authority
B Scriptures
B Bible
B Qur'ān
B Hermeneutics
B Power
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Summary:The understanding of scriptures has shifted away from static and stable repositories of word, to emphasise scriptures' dynamic, active and relational qualities. Neither are authoritative ascriptions denied nor comparative work excluded, but in both cases different perceptions are now at work, rendering different results than in the past.
ISSN:1574-3012
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02601004