| The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Late Antiquity: Proceedings of the Montréal Colloquium in Honour of Charles Kannengiesser, 11-13 Octo Contributor(s): Ditommaso, Lorenzo (Editor), Turcescu, Lucian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004167153 ISBN-13: 9789004167155 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $288.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 296.4 |
| LCCN: 2008010511 |
| Series: Bible in Ancient Christianity |
| Physical Information: 640 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume is a Festschrift offered to Charles Kannengiesser on the occasion of his 80th birthday and honours him for his numerous scholarly accomplishments. Its twenty-five contributions discuss some of the major issues pertaining to the reception and interpretation of the Bible in late antique Christianity and Judaism. They focus on the ways in which communities and individuals understood the Bible and interpreted its traditions to address their historical, social, and theological requirements. Since the Bible was by far the most important book during these centuries, a discussion of its influence in such contexts will illuminate significant aspects of the formation of western civilisation. |