Schuyler Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 4689326 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Schuyler Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Schuyler |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Critical Evaluation of Hal Childs' The Myth of the Historical Jesus and the Evolution of Consciousness
John and the resistant reader
Modern readers of the Fourth Gospel can scarcely ignore the Wirkungsgeschichte of this powerful text. Although its intense polemic against "the Jews" can be understood historically as a not unusual example of intra‐Jewish sectarian animosity, its appropriation by Christians has made a sinister contribution to the Holocaust. Furthermore, although the Fourth Gospel affirms of the disciple everything that it affirms of Jesus, it has served as the st…
Reader Response
The Greek word έξήγησις means ‘explanation’ or ‘interpretation’. When applied to the Bible, it would appear to mean ‘explication de texte’. However, Biblical exegetes are often in the habit of contrasting what they do with ‘ eisegesis ’, i.e. the imposition of ‘subjective’ meanings onto the text. This contrast suggests that the meaning derived by exegesis is gotten ‘out of’ the text, where it is thought to reside, by means of the ‘correct’ exeget…
Apostleship in the New Testament as an Historical and Theological Problem
The historian has difficulty detecting the personal influence exercised in the post-Easter community by ‘the apostles’, at least as this group is identified in Christian tradition. The only individuals from this group whose historical role in the church's missionary activity can be clearly discerned are Peter and Paul. Nevertheless, for the church of the second and succeeding centuries, the New Testament is a collection of ‘apostolic writings’: t…
Deliverance from the Crucible
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Deliverance from the Crucible
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Apostleship in the New Testament as an Historical and Theological Problem
The historian has difficulty detecting the personal influence exercised in the post-Easter community by ‘the apostles’, at least as this group is identified in Christian tradition. The only individuals from this group whose historical role in the church's missionary activity can be clearly discerned are Peter and Paul. Nevertheless, for the church of the second and succeeding centuries, the New Testament is a collection of ‘apostolic writings’: t…
Reader Response
The Greek word έξήγησις means ‘explanation’ or ‘interpretation’. When applied to the Bible, it would appear to mean ‘explication de texte’. However, Biblical exegetes are often in the habit of contrasting what they do with ‘ eisegesis ’, i.e. the imposition of ‘subjective’ meanings onto the text. This contrast suggests that the meaning derived by exegesis is gotten ‘out of’ the text, where it is thought to reside, by means of the ‘correct’ exeget…
John and the resistant reader
Modern readers of the Fourth Gospel can scarcely ignore the Wirkungsgeschichte of this powerful text. Although its intense polemic against "the Jews" can be understood historically as a not unusual example of intra‐Jewish sectarian animosity, its appropriation by Christians has made a sinister contribution to the Holocaust. Furthermore, although the Fourth Gospel affirms of the disciple everything that it affirms of Jesus, it has served as the st…
A Critical Evaluation of Hal Childs' The Myth of the Historical Jesus and the Evolution of Consciousness
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Apostles (1 work) · Bishops (1 work) · Christian ministry (1 work) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work)