The Oxford handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity / edited by Eugen J. Pentiuc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pentiuc, Eugen J., 1955- editor.

Series:

Oxford handbooks online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Orthodox Eastern Church--Doctrines.

Orthodox Eastern Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Bible in Orthodox Christianity

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity investigates the various ways in which Orthodox Christian, id est, Eastern and Oriental communities have received, shaped, and interpreted the Christian Bible. The introduction, "Balancing Tradition with Modernity," sets the tone and scope of the volume, and is followed by five parts covering Text, Canon, Scripture within Tradition, Toward an Orthodox Hermeneutics, and Looking to the Future.

Contents:

Introduction: The Bible in Orthodox Christianity: Balancing Tradition with Modernity / Eugen J. Pentiuc

Reception History: A Paradigmatic Turn in Contemporary Biblical Scholarship / Justin A. Mihoc

Tradition: Generated by or Generating Scripture? / Silviu N. Bunta

The Emergence of Biblical Canons in Orthodox Tradition / Lee Martin McDonald

Past and Current Trends in New Testament Textual Criticism / Simon Crisp

The Special Status of Anaginoskomena in Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy / Ioan Chirilă

The Place of the Hebrew Old Testament Text in the Eastern Church / Miltiadis Konstantinou

Theology, Philosophy, and Confessionalization: Eastern Orthodox Biblical Interpretation after the Fall of Constantinople up to the Late 17th Century / Athanasios Despotis

The Bible in Orthodox Christian-Jewish Dialogue / Michael G. Azar

Biblical Interpretation in Ethiopian Patristic Literature / Mersha Alehegne

Biblical Exegesis in the Syriac Churches / Sebastian P. Brock

Bible and Archeology: An Orthodox Perspective / Nicolae Roddy

Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Liturgical and Patristic Biblical Interpretations / Bogdan G. Bucur

The Biblical Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawāhǝdo Church (EOTC) / Daniel Assefa

Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers / Alexis Torrance

Reading from thee End, Looking Forward / John Behr

Modern Orthodox Biblical Interpretation / James Buchanan Wallace

Translation of the Bible into Armenian / Garegin Hambardzumyan

Pastoral Use of the Bible in the Orthodox Church / Harry Pappas

From Suspicion to Appreciation: The Change of Perception Regarding Theodotion's Version of Daniel in Patristic Literature / Daniel Olariu

Orthodox Christianity, Patristic Exegesis, and Historical Criticism of the Bible / John Fotopoulos

The Use of the Bible in Byzantine Liturgical Texts and Services / Stefanos Alexopoulos

Bible, Theology, and Science: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future / David A. Wilkinson

How Orthodox Women Read and Teach the Bible / Ashley M. Purpura

Scriptural Interpretation in the Late Antique Coptic Tradition / Mary K. Farag

Syriac Versions of the Bible / George A. Kiraz

Toward an Orthodox Hermeneutic / Theodore G. Stylianopoulos

The Bible and the Armenian Church / Vahan Hovhanessian

Towards an Integrative Reading of the Bible / R. W. L. Moberly

The Modern Search for the Literal Sense: Forerunners of the Challenge at Antioch / Christopher R. Seitz

Splendid Brilliancy: Orthodox Perspectives on Biblical Inspiration / Edith M. Humphrey

B.E.S.T.: Bridging Synchronic and Diachronic Modes of Interpretation / Olivier-Thomas Venard

The Coptic Bible / Hany N. Takla

Theology-Science Dialogue: An Orthodox Perspective / Nikolaos Chatzinikolaou

Who's Afraid of the Old Testament? Tough Texts for Rough Times / Brent A. Strawn

Eastern Orthodox Views on Ancient Jewish Biblical Interpretations / Bruce N. Beck

The New Testament in the Orthodox Church: Liturgical and Pedagogical Aspects / Konstantin Nikolakopoulos

Antiochene Theoria and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture / Bradley Nassif

Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy: A Brief Survey / Anthony G. Roeber

Liturgical Use and Biblical Canonicity / Petros Vassiliadis

Byzantine Lectionary Manuscripts and Their Significance for Biblical Textual Criticism / Gregory Paulson

The Old Greek, Hebrew and Other Text Witnesses in Eastern Orthodoxy / Alexandru Mihăilă.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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