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Canon and Exegesis

Canonical Praxis and the Sodom Narrative

by Uk) William John Lyons (university Of Bristol

  • Hardback
  • 328 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

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For scholars and theologians studying biblical texts

Offers fresh interpretations of the Sodom narrative

You will gain a deeper understanding of justice themes

Explore groundbreaking insights into the Sodom narrative with Canon and Exegesis.

Previous attempts to critique the canonical approach of Brevard Childs have remained largely theoretical in nature. One of the weakness of canonical criticism, then, is its failure to have generated new readings of extended biblical passages. Reviewing the hermeneutics and the praxis of Childs's approach, Lyons then turns to the Sodom narrative (Gen 18-19) as a test of a practical exegesis according to Childs' principles, and then to reflect critically upon the reading experience generated. Surprisingly, the canonical reading produced is a wholly new one, centred around the complex, irreducible - even contradictory - request of Abraham for Yahweh to do justice (18:23-25).
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  • Title

    Canon and Exegesis

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    July 2002

  • Weight

    600g

  • Page Count

    328

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781841272955

  • ISBN-10

    1841272957

  • Eden Code

    1181020

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