How to Read the Bible. History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today. - MCKENZIE, S. L.,
History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today
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McKenzie argues that to comprehend the Bible we must grasp the intentions of the biblical authors themselves—what sort of texts they thought they were writing and how they would have been understood by their intended audience. In short, we must recognize the genres to which these texts belong. McKenzie examines several genres that are typically misunderstood, offering careful readings of specific texts to show how the confusion arises, and how knowing the genre produces a correct reading. The book of Jonah, for example, offers many clues that it is meant as a humorous satire, not a straight-faced historical account of a man who was swallowed by a fish. Likewise, McKenzie explains that the very names "Adam" and "Eve" tell us that these are not historical characters, but figures who symbolize human origins ("Adam" means man , "Eve" is related to the word for life ). Similarly, the authors of apocalyptic texts—including the Book of Revelation—were writing allegories of events that were happening in their own tim...
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2009Uitgever: Oxford University Press224 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0195383303ISBN-13: 9780195383300Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: [x], 208pp. Very fine copy - as new. Oxford-New York, Oxford University Press Inc. 2009 [Auteur: McKENZIE, STEVEN L.] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: How to Read the Bible. History, Prophecy, Literature - Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What it Means for Faith Today.]
