Theological hermeneutics /

Theological hermeneutics /

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Author / Creator:	Jensen, Alexander S., 1968-
Imprint:	London : SCM Press, 2007.
Description:	xiv, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	SCM core text SCM core text.
Subject:	Hermeneutics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13225211

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ISBN:	9780334029014 0334029015
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	"Hermeneutics is the theory of understanding, which becomes relevant whenever understanding becomes problematic. Religious and other authoritative texts do not make sense any more, in a changing context, and so reflection on the way in which they are understood becomes necessary. The SCM Core Text: Theological Hermeneutics provides a historical outline of the problem of understanding from the beginnings to the present, focusing on key thinkers and their theological and philosophical contexts. It follows the development of hermeneutics from the theory of the interpretation of texts to that of the interpretation of existence. Following the hermeneutic school, it presents the hermeneutical problem as the foundational theological and philosophical question."--Jacket.

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Summary:	This book introduces theological hermeneutics by giving a historical account of the development of hermeneutical thinking. It defines hermeneutics as the analysis of the obstacles to understanding. The history of hermeneutical thinking and responses to obstacles is told here, beginning with the allegorical interpretation of myths in Hellenism through to the contemporary view of the hermeneutical problem as universal. Following the opening chapters on the history of hermeneutical thought, the book presents an overview of the various contemporary hermeneutical schools of thought, and shows their rooted-ness in different parts of the hermeneutical tradition. The focus is clearly on biblical interpretation however it does also take account of developments outside the field of theology, as they influence the theological reflection on the hermeneutical problem. The questions raised and the possible answers suggested in this volume will be of interest to students of other disciplines, such as philosophy and literature.
Physical Description:	xiv, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9780334029014 0334029015