Figural reading and the Old Testament : theology and practice / [manuscript] :
by Don C. Collett.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic,, c2020.
- x, 194 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and indexes.
Introduction: A world well lost : The eclipse of Old Testament consciousness -- Biblical models for figural reading -- Figural reading and scripture's literal sense -- Figural reading, metaphor, and theological exegesis -- Figural reading and modernity.
"Examines the tension between figural and literal modes of exegesis and offers theological readings of several significant Old Testament passages"--
9781540962768 (hpb)
2019031837
Bible.--Old Testament--Hermeneutics. Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.