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| Titre : | The Challenge of Religious Studies |
| Auteurs : | Kenneth G. Howkins, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Londres [GB] : Tyndale, 1972 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0-8511-311-7 |
| Format : | ii + 150 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | AA (Introduction à la théologie en général) |
| Résumé : |
Writing for those about to begin an academic study of the Bible, Kenneth Howkins starts by outlining some modern approaches and different points of view, and considers how the individual Christian may face the challenge given by Religious Studies.
He goes on to tackle the key issues that face Religious Studies students at all levels : the nature of the Bible—God's disclosure or man's discovery ? ; biblical inspiration ; the person of Christ and the resurrection ; miracles and the supernatural ; special problems raised by the Old Testament—moral issues, the ritual laws, etc. ; trends in biblical criticism—textual, literary, form and redaction criticism. In each case the author gives a lucid explanation of the problems, summarizes contemporary views and shows how the student may come to grips with them. In so doing he gives both an invaluable introduction for those about to start a course at college or university, and basic guidelines for all Christians undertaking a serious study of the Bible and concerned to understand current theological views. |
| Note de contenu : |
1. INTRODUCTION: Using the mind - Using the Bible - An open mind -An open heart 2. RELIGIOUS STUDIES: A sense of direction - World religions - Scientific studies of religion - Religious experience 3. MODERN APPROACHES: Being objective - Modern scholarship - Making assumptions - Avoiding assumptions - A biblical assumption 4. POINTS OF VIEW: Liberal - Radical - Conservative - Fundamentalist - Conservative evangelical - Literalist - Concluding thoughts 5. MIRACLES AND THE SUPERNATURAL: The biblical picture - Modern man - Myths -Demythologizing - Should we demythologize? - Being up to date - Miracles, science and history 6. THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST: The resurrection and history - The resurrection and proof - The resurrection and the living God 7. BIBLICAL CRITICISM: Textual criticism - Linguistic criticism - Literary criticism - The contribution of archaeology - The study of tradition - Prophecy and criticism – Form criticism - Redaction criticism - The question of history - The unity of the Bible - Conservative tendencies - Biblical criticism and Christian faith 8. DISCLOSURE OR DISCOVERY?: The influence of Schleiermacher - God who acts -God who speaks - The Bible’s claims - The Old Testament’s claims - Christ and the Old Testament -Christ’s followers and the Old Testament - Christ and the New Testament - The New Testament’s claims -Verbal inspiration? - Proof - Inspiration and the critical approach 9. SOME OLD TESTAMENT PROBLEMS: Anthropomorphisms - Some moral issues - The ritual laws - Interpreting the Old Testament - The stories of creation and the fall 10. CHRIST AND CRITICISM: The human Jesus - A logical argument? - Some major assumptions - Are the assumptions well founded? - What is authentic? - The title ‘Son of man’ - How much is authentic? - Examining the evidence -Apart from the titles - The resurrection 11. SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES: The limits of the Bible - The purpose of the Bible -The use of the Bible - A final consideration - NOTES |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA 002 | AA 002 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
