Theology and narrative : selected essays / Hans W. Frei ; edited by George Hunsinger, William C. Placher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frei, Hans W. (Hans Wilhelm), author.

Contributor:

Hunsinger, George, editor.

Placher, William C. (William Carl), 1948-2008, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England.

Theology.

Narration in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a collection of essays by the late Protestant theologian Hans Frei, on the subject of biblical interpretation. The volume includes notes and comments in the hope of making Frei's views more accessible to theological students and scholars.

Contents:

Contents: Remarks in connection with a theological proposal

Theological reflections on the accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection

Theology and the interpretation of narrative

The "literal reading" of Biblical narrative in the Christian tradition

Conflicts in interpretation

Karl Barth, theologian

Barth and Schleiermacher, divergence and convergence

Of the resurrection of Christ

Response to "Narrative theology"

H. Richard Niebuhr on history, church, and nation.

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774168-1

1-280-44318-9

0-19-536007-9

1-4237-6485-4

OCLC:

476015563