The World Is Not the Way It Is: the Twice-Told Tales of Biblical Narrative
In my paper I examine the relationship between biblical principles and modern western philosophy. I begin with various biblical passages, including the twice-told tale of the miracle of the loaves and fish from the Gospel of Matthew, the story of creation, and the story of Adam and Eve, contrasting...
| Published in: | Sophia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2015]
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Sophia
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 513-523 |
| RelBib Classification: | HA Bible TA History VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Kierkegaard
B Bible B Hegel B Plato B Spinoza B Descartes B Kant |
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| Summary: | In my paper I examine the relationship between biblical principles and modern western philosophy. I begin with various biblical passages, including the twice-told tale of the miracle of the loaves and fish from the Gospel of Matthew, the story of creation, and the story of Adam and Eve, contrasting them with what I argue are the non-tales of Platos Republic. I then move on to modern philosophical textsDescartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard (with passing mention of Vico and Buber) in order to examine the idea that what constitutes the twice in our modern twice-told tales is the biblical, self-reflexive recognition that it is the core of values underpinning our storieslove of neighborthat is itself the story that we tell. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-015-0506-9 |