Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation

by Matthew Levering

Publisher:

Notre Dame University

, 2008

Overview

The interpretation of Scripture has depended largely on the view of history held by theologians and exegetes. In Participatory Biblical Exegesis, Matthew Levering examines the changing views of history that distinguish patristic and medieval biblical exegesis from modern historical-critical exegesis.

Levering argues for a delicate interpretive balance, in which history is understood both as a process that participates in God’s creative and redemptive presence and as a set of linear moments. He identifies a split between theological and historical interpretations of scripture beginning in the high Middle Ages, considerably earlier than the emergence of historical-critical methods in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Instead, he offers a vision of Scripture that is rooted in the exegetical practice of St. Thomas Aquinas and his sources but embraces historical-critical research as well.

Participatory Biblical Exegesis provides an original theological basis for critical exegesis. It integrates the work of contemporary exegetes, philosophers, theologians, and historians to provide a compelling vision of biblical interpretation.

Key Features

• Examines the changing views of history that distinguish patristic and medieval biblical exegesis from modern historical-critical exegesis
• Identifies a split between theological and historical interpretations of scripture beginning in the high Middle Ages
• Integrates the work of contemporary exegetes, philosophers, theologians, and historians to provide a compelling vision of biblical interpretation

Product Details

• Title: Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation
• Author: Matthew Levering
• Series: Reading the Scriptures
• Publisher: Notre Dame University
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 310
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Hermeneutics; History › Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History; History › Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History of doctrines
• ISBNs: 9780268034061, 0268034060, 9780268034085, 0268034087
• Resource ID: LLS:PRTCPTRYNTRPRTT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:40:45Z

About Matthew Levering

Matthew Levering is a Roman Catholic theologian and and Perry Family Foundation Professor of Theology at Mundelein Seminary of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake. Prior to this, Levering was professor of theology at the University of Dayton in Ohio and also taught for nine years at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. Levering earned a BA from the University of North Carolina, an MTS from Duke Divinity School, and a PhD from Boston College. He is an expert on the theology of Thomas Aquinas.