Learning the language of scripture: origen, wisdom, and the logic of interpretation

"In Learning the Language of Scripture, Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c...

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Main Author: James, Mark Randall (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Studies in systematic theology (volume 24)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: James, Mark Randall, Learning the language of scripture : Origen, Wisdom, and the Logic of Interpretation] (2022) (Solheid, John)
[Rezension von: James, Mark Randall, Learning the language of scripture : Origen, Wisdom, and the Logic of Interpretation] (2022) (Sehorn, John)
[Rezension von: James, Mark Randall, Learning the language of scripture : Origen, Wisdom, and the Logic of Interpretation] (2022) (Renberg, Adam R.)
[Rezension von: James, Mark Randall, Learning the language of scripture : Origen, Wisdom, and the Logic of Interpretation] (2022) (Hershberger, Nathan)
Series/Journal:Studies in systematic theology volume 24
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Origenes 185-254 / Exegesis
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible Historiography
B Theology History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Bible. Psalms Sermons
B Bible Hermeneutics
B Theology Methodology
B Origen Homilies on the Psalms
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Summary:"In Learning the Language of Scripture, Mark Randall James offers a new account of theological interpretation as a sapiential practice of learning the language of Scripture, drawing on recently discovered Homilies on the Psalms by the influential early theologian Origen of Alexandria (2nd-3rd c. C.E). Widely regarded as one of the most arbitrary interpreters, James shows that Origen's appearance of arbitrariness is a result of the modern tendency to neglect the role of wisdom in scriptural interpretation. James demonstrates that Origen offers a compelling model of a Christian pragmatism in which learning and correcting linguistic practice is a site of the transformative pedagogy of the divine Logos"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:9004448535