The Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Classic and Contemporary Readings

List of Contributors.

Introduction.

Part I: The Contexts of Theological Interpretation:.

1. Spiritual Understanding: Henri de Lubac, S. J. (French Jesuit Theologian, 1896-1991), Translated by Luke O'Neill.

2. The Superiority of Pre-Critical Exegesis: David C. Steinmetz (Duke University).

3. The Story-Shaped Church: Critical Exegesis and Theological Interpretation: George Lindbeck (Yale University).

4. Feminist Theological Hermeneutics: Canon and Christian Identity: Claudia V. Camp (Texas Christian University).

5. The Bible and African Americans: An Outline of an Interpretative History: Vincent L. Wimbush (Union Theological Seminary in New York).

6. The New Testament and the Nicene Dogma: A Contribution to the Recovery of Theological Exegesis: David S. Yeago (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary).

Part II: Theological Interpretations of Select Biblical Texts: Exodus 3: .

7. Selections from Gregory of Nyssa's Life of Moses:.

Translated and introduced by Joseph W. Trigg (Rector, Christ Church, Port Tobacco Parish, La Plata, Maryland).

8. Selections from Nicholas of Lyra's Commentary on Exodus: Translated and introduced by Corrine Patton (University of St Thomas).

9. Three Postcritical Encounters with the Burning Bush: Peter Ochs.

10. Exodus 3: A Theological Interpretation: Terence E. Fretheim (Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary).

11. Exodus 3: Summons to Holy Transformation: Walter Brueggemann (Columbia Theological Seminary).

Isaiah 52-53:.

12. Selections from Theodoret of Cyrus's Commentary on Isaiah: Translated and introduced by Angela Russell Christman (Loyola College, Maryland).

13. Selections from John Calvin's Sermons on Isaiah: Translated and introduced by Kathryn Greene-McCreight (Yale College).

14. Speech and Silence in the Servant Passages: Towards a Final-Form Reading of the Book of Isaiah: Tod Linafelt (Georgetown University).

15. Selections from I, He , We, They: A Literary Approach to Isaiah 53: David J. A. Clines (University of Sheffield).

16. Engaging Metaphors: Suffering with Zion and the Servant in Isaiah 52-53: Beverly J. Stratton (Augsburg College).

Matthew 5-7:.

17. Selections from John Chrysostom's Homilies on Matthew: Translated and Introduced by Robin Darling Young (The Catholic University of America).

18. Selections from Martin Luther's Sermons on the Sermon on the Mount: Translated and Introduced by Mark S. Burrows (Andover Newton Theological School).

19. Righteousness from the Inside: The Transformative Spirituality of the Sermon on the Mount: Brian K. Blount (Princeton Theological Seminary).

20. Selections from The Cost of Discipleship: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Theologian, Pastor in the Confessing Church in Germany, Martyr, 1906-45).

21. The Sermon on the Mount as Radical Pastoral Care: Richard Lischer (Duke University).

Romans 9-11: .

22. Selections from Augustine's Propositions from the Epistle to the Romans and To Simplician - on Various Questions: Introduced by Peter Gorday (Georgia Association for Pastoral Care).

23. Selections from Thomas Aquinas's Commentary on Romans: Translated and Introduced by Eugene F. Rogers, Jr. (University of Virginia).

24. Romans 10:4 and the 'End' of the Law: Paul W. Meyer (Princeton Theological Seminary).

25. Divine Initiative and Human Response: E. Elizabeth Johnson (New Brunswick Theological Seminary).

26. Figure and Ground in the Interpretation of Romans 9-11: Neil Elliott (The College of St Katherine).

Index.