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| Genre/Form: | Introductions |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gregory W Dawes |
| ISBN: | 9780814628355 0814628354 |
| OCLC Number: | 71810020 |
| Description: | 80 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Origins of the Bible -- biblical canon -- formation of the Old Testament canon -- formation of the New Testament canon -- Texts and translations -- interpretation of the Bible -- task of interpretation -- Patristic and medieval interpretation (ca. 200-1500) -- Principles of patristic and medieval interpretation -- Patristic and medieval exegesis -- Reformation and counter-reformation (ca. 1500-1650) -- Bible and the church -- Catholic response -- Bible in the modern era (ca. 1650-today) -- development of historical criticism -- reception of historical criticism -- Postmodern biblical interpretation -- indeterminacy of meaning. |
| Series Title: | New Collegeville Bible commentary., Old Testament ;, v. 1. |
| Responsibility: | Gregory W. Dawes. |
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This is a fine introductory volume to a series that holds great promise for the average reader.The Bible Today Complementing the highly successful New Testament New Collegeville Bible Commentary, this short book is an indispensable introduction to the entire series.Catholic Library World Dawes continues, underscores our need to appreciate the ways in which the Bible has been interpreted throughout Christian history. . . . Dawes certainly has met his goal of presenting a clear overview of the origins of the Bible and its interpretation. His concise writing style, logical organization, and helpful format devices make this a work suitable for individual and group use.WritingWorks Highly recommended for novice to intermediate biblical students and scholars.Midwest Book Review At a time when knowledge of the Bible has declined while religious fundamentalism is on the rise, this concise, clear and accurate account of the origins of the Bible and history of its interpretation is invaluable. Dawes is a gifted writer. He not only communicates a great deal of information in a short space but also invites the reader on a journey of discovery, which concludes with a sympathetic but not uncritical account of post-modern developments. This slim volume admirably succeeds in its aim to provide readers of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary with essential background information concerning the Bible and the variety of ways in which it was been interpreted down to the present.Brendan Byrne, S.J., Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Victoria, Australia This highly readable guide to the origins of the Biblical writings and to the history of how the Bible has been interpreted provides a rich context for our own informed reading of Scripture. Greg Dawes has the gift of expressing complex and detailed matters in a crystal clear and yet profound way. The book is wonderfully well written and greatly helps us to understand the way the Bible has been and is used in the Church, and the way that theology has developed. Readers of Scripture will greatly benefit from this excellent book.Paul Trebilco, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand Read more...
