Eugen J. Pentiuc's The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition PDF

By Eugen J. Pentiuc

This research presents a normal review and a succinct research of the first ways that the outdated testomony has been obtained, interpreted and conveyed inside of jap Orthodox culture, filling a vacuum in scholarly literature at the background of biblical interpretation. The ebook is split into elements: Reception and Interpretation. below Reception matters equivalent to team spirit and variety of the Christian Bible, textual content, canon, and culture are thought of. the second one half, Interpretation, specializes in japanese Orthodox modes of interpretation: discursive and intuitive. one of the discursive modes, the patristic exegesis is selected as a case research. The intuitive modes representing the so-called "liturgical exegesis" are subdivided into aural (hymns, psalmody, lectionaries) and visible (portable icons, frescoes, mosaics).
A particular emphasis is put on the hallmarks of jap Orthodox reception and interpretation of the outdated testomony, together with: the centrality of Scripture inside culture, a mix of flexibleness and strictness in any respect degrees of the religion group, integrative functionality and holistic use of the sacred textual content, a tensed solidarity of discursive and intuitive modes of interpretation, and a dynamic synergy among formative and informative ambitions within the use of Scripture.

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