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Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church (Sources of Early Christian Thought) Paperback – September 1, 1980

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Covers the emergence of hermeneutical questions in the patristic period.

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Karlfried Froehlich is Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Emeritus, at Princeton Theological Seminary.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press (September 1, 1980)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800614143
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800614140
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.52 x 0.49 x 8.5 inches
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Stefano Nikolaou
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This volume has some standard Patristic texts that relate to Biblical interpretation. For example Ptolemy's Letter to Flora can also be found in Stevenson's New Eusebius. Other authors like Irenaeus, Origen and Tyconius are available elsewhere. The strength of this book is the inclusion of obscure works that aren't found anywhere else. For example the Michigan Papyrus 3718 on allegorizations was completely unknown to me and two lengthy extracts of Diodore of Tarsus on the Psalms are only available in English here. I found the inclusion of the Rabbinical Exegetical Rules from the Sifra to be a bold choice but not completely relevant as Christian exegesis had already moved on when these were written down in the 4th century (I'm not entirely sure if the rules really go back to Hillel).

A weakness of this book is its failure to include extracts from the major church exegetes like John Chrysostom, Augustine, Theodoret and Cyril of Alexandria. All these authors wrote extensive commentaries on Old Testament books so I think it is reasonable for a book like this to find extracts that best describe their methodology (even though I acknowledge it would have made the book much longer). For this reason I can't give it five stars.
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Bennett Schurr
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of thought
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Delves into the thoughts of the early Christian biblical interpreters and there thoughts on how scripture should be read
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A. Fuller
5.0 out of 5 stars Hermeneutics aren't what they used to be.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2004
Froehlich gives an introduction to the Jewish background, and first four centuries of Christian Bible interpretation. Methods from the pre-christian rabbis to Augustine are examined.
It is surprising to see how different the interpretaions by early theologians are from their counterparts today. Early interpreters saw different levels of meaning in the text. There was a literal surface level for the unspiritual, and a deeper level for the spiritual. Not all interpreters agreed on allegorical interpretation, but all acknowledged the divine author of Scripture put deeper meaning and hidden treasures of revelation in the sacred text.
Translations of eight ancient authors are given in the rest of the book.
Sifra
Ptolemy
Irenaeus
Origen
Papyrus Michigan Inv. 3718
Diodore of Tarsus (2 texts)
Theodore of Mopsuestia
Tyconius
I found the book very intresting and informative. Froehlich does a great job of describing interpretation during those early years.
One just assumes the Bible was always interpreted in a literal fashion like it is today. I think this kind of knowledge is a little hard to find.
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