Figured out : typology and providence in Christian Scripture /

Seitz, Christopher R.

Figured out : typology and providence in Christian Scripture / - First edition. - Louisville, Westminster John Knox Press, ©2001 - xii, 228 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.

Scripture becomes religion(s): the theological crisis of serious biblical interpretation in the twentieth century -- Two testaments and the failure of one tradition-history -- Scripture and a three-legged stool: is there a coherent account of the authority of scripture for Anglicans after Lambeth 1998? -- Scripture and Trinity: "The Virginia Report" -- Bait and switch: Rite I in American Book of Common Prayer revision -- Booked up: ending John and ending Jesus -- Of mortal appearance: earthly Jesus and Isaiah as a type of Christian scripture -- Dispirited: scripture as rule of faith and recent misuse of the Council of Jerusalem: text, spirit, and word to culture -- Handing over the name: Christian reflection on the divine name YHWH -- The Old Testament, mission, and Christian scripture -- Prayer in the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible -- "Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth": scripture and creed in ecumenical trust.

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Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.


Typology (Theology)--History of doctrines.

BS478 / .S45 2001

220.64 S462F