A Royal Priesthood?: The Use of the Bible Ethically and Politically : a Dialogue with Oliver O'DonovanCraig G. Bartholomew Harper Collins, 2002 - 445 pages Since September 11, 2001, we are intensely aware of the need for political wisdom. Can Scripture help us in this respect? Yes, but not simplistically. In an exhilarating dialogue with Oliver O'Donovan, a team of international scholars look in detail in this book at biblical interpretation as we make the journey from what God said to Abraham, as it were, to how to respond to the political challenges of today. Such exploration is essential if the church is to become "a royal priesthood" today. Craig Bartholomew Contributors include: Oliver O'Donovan (respondent to 14 chapters) Gilbert Meilaender Christopher Rowland Bernd Wannenwetsch N. T. Wright A Royal Priesthood? is the third volume from the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar. This annual gathering of Christian scholars from various disciplines was established in 1998 and aims to reassess the discipline of biblical studies from the foundations up and forge creative new ways for reopening the Bible in our cultures. Any attempt to open the Book in new and fresh ways for our cultures at the start of the third millennium must explore how to read the Bible ethically and politically. This volume looks at the obstacles to such a process and in dialogue with Oliver O'Donovan's creative work in this regard, looks in detail at how to read different parts of the Bible for ethics and politics. A unique element of the book is Oliver O'Donovan's 14 responses to individual chapters. Volume 1, Renewing Biblical Interpretation and Volume 2, After Pentecost, are also published by Paternoster Press and Zondervan. |
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... Reading the Bible Ethically and Politically 7 How Has the Bible Been Used Ethically ? 12 O'Donovan's Biblical , Theological Ethics 19 O'Donovan's Reading of the Bible for Politics 26 O'Donovan's Biblical Hermeneutic 34 This Volume 39 1 ...
... Reading of Romans 173 N.T. Wright Introduction 173 A Fresh Perspective ? 175 Initial Comments 177 Towards a Multi - Dimensional Fresh Reading of Paul 180 New Creation , New Covenant : The Heart of Romans Conclusion 188 191 194 12 ...
... Reading the Bible 400 Reading O'Donovan 402 Church , Society and Rulers 405 Romans 13 410 History and the State 413 Conclusion 416 29. Response to James W. Skillen 418 Oliver O'Donovan University of Gloucestershire , Theology and ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Obstacles to Reading the Bible Ethically and Politically | 7 |
ODonovans Biblical Theological Ethics | 19 |
ODonovans Reading of the Bible for Politics | 26 |
ODonovans Biblical Hermeneutic | 34 |
The Use of Scripture in The Desire | 46 |
Response to Walter Moberly | 52 |
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Response to Bernd Wannenwetsch | 221 |
Two Visions of the Relation Between Government | 229 |
Response to Gerrit de Kruijf | 238 |
The United States of America the Beast and Babylon | 244 |
Contrasting Interpretations of the Apocalypse | 247 |
Political Eschatology and Responsible | 265 |
After Christian Liberalism | 283 |
Response to Jonathan Chaplin | 309 |
Law and Monarchy in | 69 |
Deuteronomy as Critique of the ZionDavidic Synthesis | 75 |
The ZionDavidic Theology Beyond Deuteronomy | 84 |
Epistemology | 101 |
Conclusion | 110 |
The Demands on Eschatology in Latin America | 128 |
Conclusion | 139 |
Power and Judgement in the Trial before Pilate | 155 |
Justice Truth and Life | 164 |
Response to Andrew Lincoln | 170 |
A New Reading of Romans | 173 |
Towards a MultiDimensional Fresh Reading of Paul | 180 |
The Heart of Romans | 188 |
Response to N T Wright | 194 |
The Genuine Political Speech Act | 200 |
The Representation | 210 |
The Early Church | 323 |
Conclusion | 336 |
Authority of the Poor and the Poverty of Authority | 344 |
True Speech and Ideology | 350 |
Christ and Political Order | 358 |
Scriptural Practical Reasoning? | 366 |
Response to Peter Scott | 374 |
The Nation as a Theological Construct | 384 |
Response to Joan Lockwood ODonovan | 395 |
Reading ODonovan | 402 |
Romans 13 | 410 |
Conclusion | 416 |
The British and Foreign Bible Society | 423 |
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