Written Also for Our Sake: Paul and the Art of Biblical Interpretation

by James W. Aageson

Book Overview

In this book, James Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. In Paul's case, interpretation is a conversation between two people, Paul and scripture. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with scripture: Paul's use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066425361X
• ISBN13: 9780664253615
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"