The spirit says : inspiration and interpretation in Israelite, Jewish, and early Christian texts / edited by Ronald Herms, John R. Levison, and Archie T. Wright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herms, Ronald, editor.

Levison, John R., editor.

Wright, Archie T., editor.

Series:

Ekstasis (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Volume 8.

Ekstasis : religious experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Inspiration.

Bible.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 427 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Spirit Says offers a stunning collection of articles by an influential assemblage of scholars, all of whom lend considerable insight to the relationship between inspiration and interpretation. They address this otherwise intractable question with deft and occasionally daring readings of a variety of texts from the ancient world, including—but not limited to—the scriptures of early Judaism and Christianity. The thrust of this book can be summed up not so much in one question as in four: o What is the role of revelation in the interpretation of Scripture? o What might it look like for an author to be inspired? o What motivates a claim to the inspired interpretation of Scripture? o Who is inspired to interpret Scripture? More often than not, these questions are submerged in this volume under the tame rubrics of exegesis and hermeneutics, but they rise in swells and surges too to the surface, not just occasionally but often. Combining an assortment of prominent voices, this book does not merely offer signposts along the way. It charts a pioneering path toward a model of interpretation that is at once intellectually robust and unmistakably inspired.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Methodology of Spiritual Interpretation

Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture, the Spirit, and the Gospel of John

Insight as a Characteristic of S/spirit in the Gospel of Mark: Spirit and Suffering as the Way of Insight in Mark’s Gospel

Spirit, Kingship, and Inner-Biblical Allusion in the Book of the Twelve and the New Testament

The Holy Spirit, Reason, and the Interpretation of Scripture

Epistemology and the Spirit in Biblical and Philosophical Perspective

Part II Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Literature

Spirit and Mosaic Authority in Numbers 11

Discerning the Ways of God Beyond Israel: Joseph, Daniel, and the Spirit in Dream Interpretation

Knowledge from Above: Revelatory Hermeneutics within Wisdom Literature

“With a Spirit of Understanding” (Sir 39:6): Spirit and Inspiration in the Wisdom of Ben Sira

Part III Early Christian Literature

The Hermeneutical Role of the Spirit in the Johannine Writings

The Spirit of Truth in John’s Gospel and Biblical Hermeneutics

“The Paraclete Will Teach You All Things”: Spirit-Inspired Interpretation in the Gospel and Epistles of John

The Spirit and Imitatio Christi in 1 John

Who Carries the Mission Forward? The Unnamed and Overlooked Characters in Acts

The Spirit and Justification in the Pauline Corpus

The Inspired Interpretation of Scripture in 2 Corinthians 3, the Writings of Philo Judaeus, and the Letter to the Hebrews

Circumcision and Worship in the Spirit of God (Phil. 3:3): The Realization of an Old Testament Covenantal Hope

Paul’s Spirit Speech: Invasion and Disruption in Romans 8:19–23

“Every Scripture is God-breathed”

“Return to the Heart:” The Self and Scripture in the Confessions of Augustine

Epilogue

Bibliography

Subject Index

Scripture Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-068929-4