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  2. Biblical Criticism and Modern Science

    It is no accident that the birth and growth of the modern sciences took place in tandem with the birth and growth of modern biblical criticism within the context of (largely European and North American) Christian societies from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Both kinds of enterpr...
    Author
    Mark Harris
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts, Philosophy and science

  3. Biblical Hermeneutics

    The changing shape of biblical hermeneutics in Christian theology over the centuries has encompassed an implicit premodern attention to interpretative possibility, an explicit modern response to interpretative disorder, and a postmodern willingness to explore interpretative options and commit...
    Author
    Richard S. Briggs
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts

  4. Reasons for the Commandments (Kabbalah)

    This article delves into Kabbalistic rationales for the commandments, tracing their theological constructs since their origin in the late twelfth century. It highlights the four aspects of these rationales: theurgic, magical, mystical, and eschatological, showcasing their unique approach to d...
    Author
    Leore Sachs-Shmueli
    Faith tradition
    Judaism
    Topics
    Law

  5. Feminist Biblical Interpretation

    This article offers a critical reflection on feminist biblical interpretation that, over the past forty plus years, has contributed greatly to changing the face of Christian biblical scholarship. After offering a definition, as well as an overview of the field of feminist biblical interpretat...
    Author
    L. Juliana Claassens
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts, Theological methods

  6. Prophecy, Interpretation, and Social Criticism

    Prophetic figures and words are evoked throughout the Old and the New Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation, and they are a foundational resource for liturgy and theology in both Jewish and Christian traditions. The prophets’ most important role, performed in the public eye and sometimes...
    Author
    Ellen F. Davis and Sarah Musser
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts

  7. Sacrifice and the New Testament

    In the ancient Near East and Roman Empire of the first century CE, sacrificial rituals were a common worship practice of many different religions and cultures. Due to the destruction of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, early Christianity developed – as a movement of Jews who followe...
    Author
    Christian Eberhart
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts

  8. Migration and Christian Theology

    This article provides a comprehensive and in-depth Christian theological account of human migration by drawing on various biblical and theological resources. In so doing, it focuses on five key theological themes that lie at the foundation of migration theologies: the Bible, God, Christ, the ...
    Author
    Ilsup Ahn
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Society and culture

  9. The Spirit in the Christian Bible

    With nearly 800 references to ruaḥ and pneuma in Christian scripture, it is a consequential task to distil the scriptural uses of these words into themes that can unite them in a coherent summary. After a discussion of terminology, with particular attention to ruaḥ and pneuma in cosmology a...
    Author
    John (Jack) R. Levison
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Sacred texts

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