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Patristic and Early Christian Biblical Exegesis: A New Tool for Historians, Theologians, and Philosophers
Author(s) -
Pomeroy Samuel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
modern theology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.144
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1468-0025
pISSN - 0266-7177
DOI - 10.1111/moth.12630
Subject(s) - exegesis , interpretation (philosophy) , philosophy , foundation (evidence) , early christianity , biblical studies , ideology , literature , theology , epistemology , history , art , archaeology , linguistics , law , politics , political science
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Biblical Interpretation (2019) should be viewed as a definitive new tool for understanding the contextual concerns, literary genres, and shifting ideological principles that generated Early Christian biblical exegesis. This review essay explains why the new Handbook is distinct among tools of its kind, and highlights some of its major benefits for encountering and engaging the ancient resources of Christian theologies on their own terms. This collection of essays may be fruitfully used to nuance and expand contemporary trends in hermeneutical and analytic theology (This research is made possible by Research Foundation – Flanders [F.W.O.]).