The Old Testament and the Question of Judaism in Reformed Theology: Calvin, Schleiermacher, and Barth
The Old Testament has always posed a challenge to Christian theology on account of Judaism’s counter-claim to its rightful possession. In Protestant theology, and especially Reformed theology, the Jewish character of this sacred literature has come to the fore demanding special attention on account...
| Published in: | Journal of reformed theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of reformed theology
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Calvin
Schleiermacher
Barth
Judaism
Old Testament
historical criticism
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The Old Testament has always posed a challenge to Christian theology on account of Judaism’s counter-claim to its rightful possession. In Protestant theology, and especially Reformed theology, the Jewish character of this sacred literature has come to the fore demanding special attention on account of the Reformers’ insistence upon interpretation according to the literal sense of the text. Schleiermacher and Barth each embraced divergent aspects of Calvin’s approach to the Old Testament that came into conflict with one another in the modern era. After close analysis of their positions, a constructive alternative for addressing this set of questions is proposed as the most responsible way of furthering the Reformed heritage for our time in dialogue with Judaism. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-00802001 |