Modern Orthodox Biblical Interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23625158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Buchanan Wallace (0000-0001-6998-9716, Christian Brothers University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 647-667 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190948658.013.25 |
| OpenAlex | W4281263359 |
| ISBN | 9780190948658 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This chapter explores the reception of academic study of Scripture in the modern eastern Orthodox Church, focusing especially on the New Testament. After a historical overview of the reception of historical-critical interpretation, the chapter assesses several major attempts to formulate Orthodox hermeneutics in light of the neopatristic synthesis proposed by Florovsky, before turning to reactions against this trend. Critical study of Scripture, liberated from undue constraints of tradition, stands to make numerous contributions to Orthodox thought and practice, allowing us, for example, to hear the distinctive witness of each biblical text and combat anti-Semitism. Those interpreters who draw judiciously on Orthodox traditions in their biblical scholarship can contribute to academic interpretation by alerting readers to themes and/or perspectives that modern scholars often overlook. Orthodox biblical scholarship must remain a dialogue with scholars of various confessions and experts from related fields.
Art · Biblical studies · Epistemology · Exegesis · Hermeneutics · Interpretation (philosophy) · Interpreter · Linguistics · Literature · New Testament · Political science · Scholarship · Witness · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Highly cited | No |
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