The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship
Author | : Luke Timothy Johnson |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-13 | : 0802845452 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780802845450 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship written by Luke Timothy Johnson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers the current state of research, offering a critique of current approaches to Catholic Biblical scholarship from a Catholic viewpoint. The authors (they're both Catholic theologians: Johnson teaches at Emory U., Kurz at Marquette U.) have contributed five chapters each on their approaches to Biblical interpretation, chapters in which they respond to each other's work, and a co-written conclusion offering their views on the importance of maintaining a Catholic identity in Biblical scholarship.