Prayer, formation, and scriptural interpretation
In this article, I argue for the centrality of prayer within Christian interpretation of scripture. This argument is made in two stages. First, Christ on the road to Emmaus is the interpreter of scripture par excellence, such that scriptural interpretation is fruitfully understood as participation i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| In: |
Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-282 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 24,13-35
/ Prayer
/ Bible
/ Exegesis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible NBF Christology VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Katherine Sonderegger
B Sanctification B Sarah Coakley B Formation B Biblical Interpretation B Prayer |
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| Summary: | In this article, I argue for the centrality of prayer within Christian interpretation of scripture. This argument is made in two stages. First, Christ on the road to Emmaus is the interpreter of scripture par excellence, such that scriptural interpretation is fruitfully understood as participation in Christ's interpretation of scripture to and for the church. Second, scriptural interpretation must take prayer as central to an appropriate scriptural hermeneutics, since prayer is one way in which the reader of scripture becomes conformed to person of Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930622001016 |