Christian figural reading and the fashioning of identity

Christian figural reading and the fashioning of identity /

This text offers a contribution to one of Christianity's central problems: the understanding and interpretation of scripture specifically, the relationship between the Old Testament and the New.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dawson, David, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Reading.
Bible > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible > Lecture.
Bible
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Judaism > Relations > Christianity.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > Quotations.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Judaism
Reading
Bijbel.
Interpretatie.
Allegorese.
Verteltheorie.
Godsdienstfilosofie.
Teologi > Teologi.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Body against Spirit: Daniel Boyarin; 2. Allegory and Embodiment: Boyarin and Origen; 3. Spiritual Bodies: Origen; 4. The Figure in the Fulfillment: Erich Auerbach; 5. The Preservation of Historical Reality: Auerbach and Origen; 6. The Present Occurrence of Past Events: Origen; 7. The Literal Sense and Personal Identity: Hans Frei; 8. Moses Veiled and Unveiled: Hans Frei and Origen; 9. Identity and Transformation: Origen; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Works Cited; General Index; Index Locorum.

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