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Author: Lowell K. Handy
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Imprint: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.250kg
ISBN: 9780227173633
ISBN 10: 0227173635
Pages: 148
Publication Date: 25 August 2011
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College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'This fascinating and illuminating collection of essays comes by way of a manifesto as well as a case study in working at reception criticism. one comes away from encountering Gregory of Nyssa or Augustine among many, wonderfully enriched and with a broader vision as to how the Bible can be read.' Paul Ballard in Theological Book Review Vol. 23, No. 2, 2011
This fascinating and illuminating collection of essays comes by way of a manifesto as well as a case study in working at reception criticism. one comes away from encountering Gregory of Nyssa or Augustine among many, wonderfully enriched and with a broader vision as to how the Bible can be read. --Paul Ballard in Theological Book Review Vol. 23, No. 2, 2011 This anthology is successful in broadening awareness of the different perspectives and insights to be mined from various faith traditions, especially those different from that of the reader.[...]...a concrete example of biblical interpretation through the centuries. --Daniel Watson, The Expository Times, Volume 124, Number 5, February 2013 ... Each essay was able to identify an assortment of difficulties in the psalm, showing how particular communities either smoothed over problematic areas, or adapted the psalm to fit their needs. [...] ...overall the volume accomplished what it set out to do; namely, give the reader a general sense of different interpretive environments throughout history, while at the same time allowing Psalm 29 to serve as an example of how these environments interacted with a specific text... --Andrew C. Witt, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 2013.
'This anthology is successful in broadening awareness of the different perspectives and insights to be mined from various faith traditions, especially those different from that of the reader.[...]...a concrete example of biblical interpretation through the centuries.' Daniel Watson, The Expository Times, Volume 124, Number 5, February 2013 '... Each essay was able to identify an assortment of difficulties in the psalm, showing how particular communities either smoothed over problematic areas, or adapted the psalm to fit their needs. [...] ...overall the volume accomplished what it set out to do; namely, give the reader a general sense of different interpretive environments throughout history, while at the same time allowing Psalm 29 to serve as an example of how these environments interacted with a specific text...' Andrew C. Witt, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 2013.
Author Information
Lowell K. Handy, the editor, is an indexer/analyst at the American Theological Library Association. He is the author of Among the Host of Heaven, Entertaining Faith, and Jonah's World. He is also the editor of The Age of Solomon and co-editor of The Pitcher Is Broken.
