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How scripture interprets scripture : what biblical writers can teach us about reading the Bible / Michael Graves.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, c2021Description: ix, 230 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781540962003
  • 9781540964540
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6 23
LOC classification:
  • BS511.3 .G73 2021
Contents:
Corporate and individual responsibility : individual responsibility within community obligations -- Insiders and outsiders : outside and inside exist, but invite the outsider to join -- Marriage, polygamy, and divorce : human well-being now, closeness to god as the ultimate goal -- Sacrificial offerings : devoting our lives fully to god, receiving the greater gift -- The afterlife : Old Testament hopes become reality in Jesus -- Biblical interpretation then and now.
Summary: "An expert in ancient exegesis shows that learning from the biblical writers makes us better interpreters and better teachers, more adept at discerning the meaning of the text for our modern world"--
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BS 511.3 .G73 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA26418 Available AUA26418

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and indexes.

Corporate and individual responsibility : individual responsibility within community obligations -- Insiders and outsiders : outside and inside exist, but invite the outsider to join -- Marriage, polygamy, and divorce : human well-being now, closeness to god as the ultimate goal -- Sacrificial offerings : devoting our lives fully to god, receiving the greater gift -- The afterlife : Old Testament hopes become reality in Jesus -- Biblical interpretation then and now.

"An expert in ancient exegesis shows that learning from the biblical writers makes us better interpreters and better teachers, more adept at discerning the meaning of the text for our modern world"--