New Collegeville Bible Commentary: Old Testament, Volume 1

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Titlepage; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; THE ORIGINS OF THE BIBLE; The Biblical Canon; The Formation of the Old Testament Canon; (a) The crisis of the Exile; (b) The growth of the canon; (c) Canonical and deuterocanonical books; The Formation of the New Testament Canon; (a) The Old Testament as Christian Scripture; (b) Stages in the development of a canon; Texts and Translations; (a) The transmission of the biblical text; (b) Ancient translations; (c) Modern translations; (d) Division into chapters and verses; THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE; The Task of Interpretation.;Dawes provides an introduction to the Bible that anchors individual and group study on the solid foundation of basic biblical vocabulary and concepts. (Biblical Studies). Titlepage Copyright Contents Abbreviations Introduction THE ORIGINS OF THE BIBLE The Biblical Canon The Formation of the Old Testament Canon (a) The crisis of the Exile (b) The growth of the canon (c) Canonical and deuterocanonical books The Formation of the New Testament Canon (a) The Old Testament as Christian Scripture (b) Stages in the development of a canon Texts and Translations (a) The transmission of the biblical text (b) Ancient translations (c) Modern translations (d) Division into chapters and verses THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE The Task of Interpretation. Patristic and Medieval Interpretation (ca. 200-1500)Principles of Patristic and Medieval Interpretation (a) Old and New Testaments (b) Bible and church (c) Sacred and secular knowledge Patristic and Medieval Exegesis (a) The regula fidei (rule of faith) (b) The spiritual sense of Scripture (c) The four senses of Scripture Reformation and Counter-Reformation (ca. 1500-1650) The Bible and the Church (a) The Bible interprets itself (b) The Bible authenticates itself (c) The Bible has a single meaning The Catholic Response The Bible in the Modern Era (ca. 1650-today). The Development of Historical CriticismThe Reception of Historical Criticism (a) The Protestant Churches (b) The Catholic Church Postmodern Biblical Interpretation The Indeterminacy of Meaning (a) Part and whole (b) The historical context (c) The "intentional fallacy" (d) Text and reader (e) A hermeneutics of suspicion Conclusions Review Aids and Discussion Topics Maps.