Dark passages of the Bible : engaging scripture with Benedict XVI & Thomas Aquinas / Matthew J. Ramage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramage, Matthew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022.

Benedict.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Hermeneutics.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following the lead of Pope Benedict XVI, in Dark Passages of the Bible Matthew Ramage weds the historical-critical approach with a theological reading of Scripture based in the patristic-medieval tradition. Whereas these two approaches are often viewed as mutually exclusive or even contradictory, Ramage insists that the two are mutually enriching and necessary for doing justice to the Bible's most challenging texts.

Contents:

Introduction: "How can that be in the Bible?"

1. The Bible's problems

2. Benedict's "Method C" proposal and Catholic principles for Biblical interpretation

3. The problem of development

4. The problem of apparent contradictions

5. Method C exegesis, the nature of God, and the nature of good and evil

6. Method C exegesis and the afterlife

Conclusion: Method C exegesis in the Church

Bibliography

Scripture index

General index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 13, 2014).

ISBN:

0-8132-2157-9

OCLC:

867739632