Sandra Schneiders, Critical Exegesis, and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Current trajectories in biblical interpretation have increasingly shelved or even attacked historical-critical methodologies, replacing these methodologies with doctrinally grounded (meta)narratives as the primary framework for the interpretation of Scripture. This trajectory is particularly apparen...

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Main Author: McMahon, Christopher 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: Horizons
Year: 2021, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-33
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBB Doctrine of Revelation
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B historical critical method
B Sandra Schneiders
B theological interpretation of Scripture
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Summary:Current trajectories in biblical interpretation have increasingly shelved or even attacked historical-critical methodologies, replacing these methodologies with doctrinally grounded (meta)narratives as the primary framework for the interpretation of Scripture. This trajectory is particularly apparent among proponents of the "theological interpretation of scripture" (TIS). These interpretive trajectories tend to be self-referential inasmuch as their primary aim is to buttress the doctrinally grounded narrative framework itself rather than providing any critical function that could move readers beyond ecclesially established horizons. Sandra Schneiders, however, stands out in the field of theology as a potent exemplar of nonreductive critical biblical exegesis, and her performance as an exegete has long anticipated the concerns of TIS. Schneiders' approach marks an important path forward for interpreters of Scripture, one that is critically informed, hermeneutically sound, and both theologically and spiritually fruitful. Schneiders’ own account of the Johannine resurrection narrative may prove helpful and even exemplary for contemporary exegetes and systematic theologians alike.
ISSN:2050-8557
Contains:Enthalten in: Horizons
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/hor.2021.3