The Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge: The Role of Esthetics in Ancient and Modern Interpretations of Paul

This article explores the effect of basic hermeneutical commitments on biblical interpretation, both historical-critical and theological. First, it examines a recent and controversial historical-critical reading of Rom 1, found in Douglas Campbell's The Deliverance of God, by placing it in conv...

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Main Author: Glass, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2015
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-100
RelBib Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBC Doctrine of God
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Theology
B Wisdom
B Sacred Texts
B Parody
B Trinity
B Sons
B Soteriology
B Faith
B Spiritual love
B Trinitarianism
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