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BL
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849521
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Fulford, Ben.
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| Title & Author
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Divine eloquence and human transformation : : rethinking scripture and history through Gregory of Nazianzus and Hans Frei /\ Ben Fulford.
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis, MN :: Fortress Press,, 2013.
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| Series Statement
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Emerging Scholars
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1 online resource (xii, 301 pages)
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| ISBN
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1451469608
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: 9781451469608
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9781451465488
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Divine Eloquence and Human Transformation; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Theological Interpretation of Scripture and the Question of History; God, Christ, and History in Gregory of Nazianzus; The Reshaping of History; Distributing the Word; From Letter to Spirit; The Rhetorical Deployment of Scripture in Gregory; History, Biblical Narrative, and the Shaping of Identity in Hans Frei; History and Holy Scripture in Hans Frei; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Subjects and Names.
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| Abstract
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Key to a theology of scripture are the important issues of history, consciousness, rhetoric, and how theology functions in relation to interpretation of Christianity's religious texts. Seeking to address a critical problem in theology and the interpretation of scripture raised by modern historical consciousness, Ben Fulford argues for a densely historical and theological reading of scripture centered in a Christological rubric. The argument herein uncovers a figural pattern of divine action and presence in the sacred texts. Tracing the problem through the modern theological heritag.
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Hermeneutics.
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Theology.
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Hermeneutics.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Studies-- Exegesis Hermeneutics.
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RELIGION-- Christian Theology-- Systematic.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- General.
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Theology.
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| Dewey Classification
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230
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BS476.F85 2013eb
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