Canon and exegesis : canonical praxis and the Sodom narrative /

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Author / Creator:Lyons, William John.
Imprint:London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002.
Description:1 online resource (x, 317 pages).
Language:English
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 352
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 352.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11183338
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ISBN:9780567403438
0567403432
9781841272955
1841272957
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-303) and indexes.
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Summary:Previous attempts to critique the canonical approach of Brevard Childs have remained largely theoretical in nature. One of the weakness of canonical criticism, then, is its failure to have generated new readings of extended biblical passages. Reviewing the hermeneutics and the praxis of Childs' approach, Lyons then turns to the Sodom narrative (Gen 18-19) as a test of a practical exegesis according to Childs' principles, and then to reflect critically upon the reading experience generated. Surprisingly, the canonical reading produced is a wholly new one, centred around the complex, irreducible.
Other form:Print version: Lyons, William John. Canon and exegesis. London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002 1841272957 9781841272955