Author : Andrew C. Burrow
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666785733
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Book Synopsis Paul the Allegorist by : Andrew C. Burrow
Download or read book Paul the Allegorist written by Andrew C. Burrow and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a moment of great crisis, the apostle Paul gave new meanings to characters and events within Genesis 16-21 without completely denying or replacing their prior meanings. This interpretive practice, as found in Galatians 4:21-31, has troubled interpreters of Scripture since the fourth century. This book demonstrates that Paul's practice was allegorical and provides a more precise understanding of his practice by comparing Paul with three roughly contemporary interpreters of Scripture: the sectarian interpreters of texts in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the interpreter Philo, and the author of the Epistle of Barnabas. This book identifies Paul's interpretive work, explains how he used his allegorical practice to accomplish it, and reveals the implications of this practice for understanding him as an interpreter of Scripture. It helps resolve a debate ongoing for nearly two millennia by answering the questions, What does Paul do in Galatians 4:21-31, and why does it matter?