Text to praxis : hermeneutics and homiletics in dialogue / Abraham Kuruvilla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuruvilla, Abraham.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 393.

Library of New Testament studies ; 393

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Preaching.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Bible.

Bible--Homiletical use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : T & T Clark, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fundamental issue for preachers of the Bible has always been achieving an approach that is both faithful to the textual intention as well as fitting for the listening audience. What is historical and distant (the text) is, in preaching, made contemporary and near (praxis). Particularly pertinent is how this transaction may be conducted with respect to the self-contained and well-defined quantum of the scriptural text that is regularly employed in liturgical contextsGÇöthe pericope. This book answers the question: In a sermon intending to proclaim application from a pericope, what is the herm

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: GOALS AND ASSUMPTIONS; Chapter 1 LANGUAGE-GAMES, TEXTUALITY AND GENRES; Chapter 2 PRIMARY GENRE; Chapter 3 SECONDARY GENRE - THE CANON; Chapter 4 PERICOPAL THEOLOGY AND APPLICATION; CONCLUSION: SUMMARY AND PROSPECTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index of Biblical Citations; Index of Other Citations; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612868337

9781282868335

1282868330

9780567366849

0567366847

OCLC:

676697466