| Allegorizing History: The Venerable Bede, Figural Exegesis, and Historical Theory Contributor(s): Furry, Timothy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0227174240 ISBN-13: 9780227174241 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is history and how does it impact upon biblical interpretation and theology? 'Allegorizing History' seeks to answer this question by arguing that conceptions of the past and the purposes of history impact upon biblical interpretation and vice versa.Invoking Constantin Fasolt's notion of history as 'a knowledge of the past, as well as the technique by which such knowledge is produced', and re-fashioning Erich Auerbach's historical enterprise in Figura (1938), Furry contends that the understanding and practice of historical writing is inevitably affected by philosophy and theology, thereby rendering all history as figural or allegorical. Famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the Anglo-Saxon People and biblical commentaries, the Venerable Bede is studied in dialogue with Augustine, contemporary theology, and historical theory to make this interdisciplinary argument. |
Contributor Bio(s): Furry, Timothy J.: - Timothy J. Furry (PhD, University of Dayton) is Instructor of Religion and Philosophy and Chaplain at Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloom eld Hills, Michigan. He is coeditor of 'Ecclesiology and Exclusion' (2012) and author of multiple theological essays, book chapters, and reviews. |