Christ and the Church: Ephesians 4:8-10 as a Test of Theological Exegesis
Historical criticism often lacks the information required to determine the meaning of a biblical text, requiring readers of Scripture to engage with other interpretive approaches. Using Ephesians 4:8-10 as an example, this article demonstrates how theological interpretation, by bracketing out histor...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
[2019]
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Pro ecclesia
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 418-431 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Epheserbrief 4,8-10
/ Exegesis
/ Theology
/ Christology
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology HC New Testament NBF Christology |
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| Summary: | Historical criticism often lacks the information required to determine the meaning of a biblical text, requiring readers of Scripture to engage with other interpretive approaches. Using Ephesians 4:8-10 as an example, this article demonstrates how theological interpretation, by bracketing out historical questions and examining scriptural figures and typologies, brings coherence to texts where historical criticism falls short. The article compares historical-critical interpretations of Ephesians 4 with patristic and medieval readings. Where historical-critical scholars have been unable to discern the precise meaning of the text, pre-critical readers understood it as having multiple meanings, each one cohering within the unity of the gospel narrative. Using this insight, the article offers a theological interpretation of Eph. 4, unifying the various interpretations in their common reference to the gospel, depicted as a story of Christ's humiliation and exaltation. |
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| ISSN: | 2631-8334 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1063851219873162 |