The Passion of Interpretation
Stock No: WW25394
The Passion of Interpretation   -     By: W. Dow Edgerton

The Passion of Interpretation

Westminster John Knox Press / 1992 / Paperback

In Stock
Stock No: WW25394

Buy Item Our Price$27.00 Retail: $30.00 Save 10% ($3.00)
In Stock
Quantity:
Stock No: WW25394
Westminster John Knox Press / 1992 / Paperback
Quantity:

Add To Cart

or checkout with

Add To Wishlist
Quantity:


Add To Cart

or checkout with

Wishlist

Product Close-up
This product is not available for expedited shipping.
* This product is available for shipment only to the USA.
Others Also Purchased (15)
Select this Item Product Title/Author Availability Price Quantity
$22.50
In Stock
Our Price$22.50
Retail: $25.00
Add To Cart
$22.50
$27.90
In Stock
Our Price$27.90
Retail: $31.00
Add To Cart
$27.90
$14.29
In Stock
Our Price$14.29
Retail: $25.99
Add To Cart
Quantity for Approaching the Study of Theology: An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods & Debates - eBook0
$14.29
$50.40
In Stock
Our Price$50.40
Retail: $56.00
Add To Cart
$50.40
$37.80
In Stock
Our Price$37.80
Retail: $42.00
Add To Cart
$37.80
$12.56
In Stock
Our Price$12.56
Add To Cart
$12.56
$70.05
In Stock
Our Price$70.05
Add To Cart
$70.05
$40.49
In Stock
Our Price$40.49
Retail: $44.99
Add To Cart
$40.49
$40.38
In Stock
Our Price$40.38
Add To Cart
$40.38
$13.20
In Stock
Our Price$13.20
Retail: $22.00
Add To Cart
Quantity for Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism - eBook0
$13.20
$34.44
In Stock
Our Price$34.44
Add To Cart
$34.44
$24.75
In Stock
Our Price$24.75
Retail: $27.50
Add To Cart
$24.75

Product Description

W. Dow Edgerton reviews narratives from the Bible, Talmud, Greek mythology, and modern fiction in order to provide a better understanding of the nature and work of interpretation. He demonstrates that interpretation is a passionate act, using such stories as the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the story of the road to Emmaus in Luke 24. Weaving a vivid and surprising tapestry with thread spun of hermeneutics, poetry, exegesis, reverie, poetics, memory, narrative, ritual, and literary criticism, the author invites the reader to examine the foundations of interpretation. He considers the interpretive situation of the religious leader, bringing new insight into the role and purpose of interpretation in our chaotic times. Disclosed are rich, complex, and compelling possibilities for imagining the work of interpretation and what it means to do that work in a time when so much is needed and so much is possible.

Product Information

Title: The Passion of Interpretation
By: W. Dow Edgerton
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1992
Dimensions: 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 (inches)
Weight: 7 ounces
ISBN: 0664253946
ISBN-13: 9780664253943
Series: Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
Stock No: WW25394

Publisher's Description

In this book, W. Dow Edgerton reviews narratives from the Bible, the Talmud, Greek mythology, and modern fiction in order to provide a better understanding of the nature and work of interpretation. Disclosed are rich, complex, and compelling possibilities for imagining the work of interpretation and what it means to do that work in a time when so much is needed and so much is possible.

The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.

Author Bio

W. Dow Edgerton is Professor of Ministry at Chicago Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.

Ask a Question

Author/Artist Review