The hermeneutics of the ban on images: exegetical and systematic theological approaches

"Recognizing both the potential of biblical prohibition of images for causing religious conflict and the promise of a more nuanced appreciation of the role of images in human experience, this book constructs a framework for understanding the place of images, and their prohibition, within the bi...

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Main Author: Hartenstein, Friedhelm 1960- (Author)
Contributors: Moxter, Michael 1956- (Translator) ; Maloney, Linda M. 1939-
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New York Mahwah, NJ Paulist Press [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Image prohibition / Exegesis / Systematic theology
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Image of God
B Idols and images
B Image (Theology)
B God In art
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Summary:"Recognizing both the potential of biblical prohibition of images for causing religious conflict and the promise of a more nuanced appreciation of the role of images in human experience, this book constructs a framework for understanding the place of images, and their prohibition, within the biblical text and Christian religious practice"
Item Description:"Originally published as Hermeneutik des Bilderverbots. Exegetische und systematisch-theologische Annäherungen. Forum Theologische Literaturzeitung, copyright 2016."
Physical Description:xii, 267 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:0809154544