Prayer, formation, and scriptural interpretation

In this article, I argue for the centrality of prayer within Christian interpretation of scripture. This argument is made in two stages. First, Christ on the road to Emmaus is the interpreter of scripture par excellence, such that scriptural interpretation is fruitfully understood as participation i...

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Published in:Scottish journal of theology
Main Author: Rowlands, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-282
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Lukasevangelium 24,13-35 / Prayer / Bible / Exegesis
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
NBF Christology
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Katherine Sonderegger
B Sanctification
B Sarah Coakley
B Formation
B Biblical Interpretation
B Prayer
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Summary:In this article, I argue for the centrality of prayer within Christian interpretation of scripture. This argument is made in two stages. First, Christ on the road to Emmaus is the interpreter of scripture par excellence, such that scriptural interpretation is fruitfully understood as participation in Christ's interpretation of scripture to and for the church. Second, scriptural interpretation must take prayer as central to an appropriate scriptural hermeneutics, since prayer is one way in which the reader of scripture becomes conformed to person of Christ.
ISSN:1475-3065
Contains:Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0036930622001016