Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theol

Description: Mere Christian Hermeneutics by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Noted theologian Kevin Vanhoozer offers a textbook of biblical interpretation that appeals to Jesus transfiguration as the basis for a mere Christian hermeneutic by which all Christians can read the Bible as Gods Word. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE German CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Reading the Bible to the glory of God.In 1952, C. S. Lewiss Mere Christianity eloquently defined the essential tenets of the Christian faith. With the rise of fractured individualism that continues to split the church, this approach is more important now than ever before for biblical hermeneutics.Many Christians wonder how to read the text of Scripture well, rightly, and faithfully. After all, developing a strong theory of interpretation has always been presented by two enormous challenges:A variety of actual interpretations of the Bible, even within the context of a single community of believers.The plurality of reading cultures—denominational, disciplinary, historical, and global interpretive communities—each with its own frame of reference.In response, influential theologian Kevin J. Vanhoozer puts forth a "mere" Christian hermeneutic—essential principles for reading the Bible as Scripture everywhere, at all times, and by all Christians.To center his thought, Vanhoozer turns to the accounts of Jesus transfiguration—a key moment in the broader economy of Gods revelation—to suggest that spiritual or "figural" interpretation is not a denial or distortion of the literal sense but, rather, its glorification.Irenic without resorting to bland ecumenical tolerance, Mere Christian Hermeneutics is a powerful and convincing call for both church and academy to develop reading cultures that enable and sustain the kind of unity and diversity that a "mere Christian hermeneutic" should call for and encourage Author Biography Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, Cambridge University) is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before that he was Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the author or editor of over twenty books, including Is There a Meaning in this Text?, First Theology, The Drama of Doctrine, and Remythologizing Theology. He serves as theological mentor for the Augustine Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians, and is a member of the Lausanne theology working group on hermeneutics for Seoul 2024. Review Mere Christian Hermeneutics puts theological interpretation on the offensive side of the ball. The various critical approaches spawned by the historicist hegemony of the last two centuries come with their methods and variegated vis-and agrave;-vis. The temptation is to situate theological interpretation within this scholarly fray, maneuvering it in conversation with or over against these competing options. Vanhoozer doesnt play by these rules because the stakes are too high. If God is the authorizing agent of all Scripture, Old and New Testaments, then everything changes. This confession of faith places all methods and approaches in service of this organon of Scriptures nature. From Vanhoozers vantage point, Holy Scripture remains on the short side of the Mount of Transfiguration if readers are canonically unaware and redemptively irresponsible. Mere Christian Hermeneutics calls on its readers to ascend the mount of a transfigured text, to see Jesus just as he is. The church and its members--and academics too!--would do well to go hiking with Professor Vanhoozer up this mountain. Who knows? Perhaps we will be transfigured as well. I certainly hope so. * —Mark Gignilliat, professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University *Biblical scholars treat all sorts of theological themes. Why then is historical-critical biblical scholarship not enough by itself? In this major study, the eminent theologian Kevin Vanhoozer answers this question. With the erudite rigor and gentlemanly patience for which he is known, he sifts through a vast array of approaches and arguments. I love his emphasis on Christs transfiguration, an event that literally reveals the theophanic and eschatological power of Gods Word in history, requiring the eyes of faith and calling forth divine-human communion. * —Matthew Levering, James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary *For nearly three decades Kevin Vanhoozer has been the leading evangelical scholar of Christian theological interpretation of Scripture. With this volume he finally delivers what so many of us have been waiting for: the mature fruit of his long labors. Vanhoozer understands that church, theology, and hermeneutics all need each other as fellow creatures and servants of Gods living word. In this reformed catholic proposal, we see all the puzzle pieces brought together by a lover and lifelong student of Christs powerful speech. It is a fitting completion of Vanhoozers mere Christian trilogy; it will immediately become a touchstone for pastors, theologians, and biblical scholars. Above all, it directs readers gaze to the face of Christ, shining with the Spirits light. The glory that once shone on Tabor through the human flesh of Jesus is one and the same as the glory that shines even now through the human words of Scripture. Vanhoozer helps us to see what was true all along: namely, that transfiguration encapsulates our life with God through his word--whether spoken aloud, written in ink, or incarnate in flesh and blood. * —Brad East, associate professor of theology, Abilene Christian University *I select one highlight among many luminous points in this book: Mere Christian Hermeneutics offers a reformed catholic paradigm for reading divinely inspired, canonical Scripture in the context of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church and within a christological, historically attuned, and eschatologically oriented Protestant framework. And this is only one theme it rehearses. Could this be Kevin Vanhoozers most brilliant book yet? Tolle, lege, crede! * —Gregg R. Allison, professor of Christian theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary *In Mere Christian Hermeneutics, Kevin Vanhoozer constructs a bridge across the modern divide between exegesis and theology. He suggests a rapprochement that presses for engagement with both literal and spiritual (transfigural) readings. With his characteristic engagement and facility with ancient and modern interpreters of Scripture, Vanhoozer problematizes disinterested readings and seeks to demonstrate the existential stake all readers have in biblical interpretation. A bold clarion call from an eminent scholar for Scriptural reading as a spiritual endeavor. * —Jeannine K. Brown, David Price Professor of Biblical and Theological Foundations, Bethel Seminary *Kevin Vanhoozer once more draws deep connections between reading practices old and new, theological confessions catholic and reformed, and hermeneutical insights literary and literal. The result: literal + figural = transfiguring interpretation. This theological tour de force is generously marked throughout by a wonderful wisdom and lyrical largesse. Case studies on light in Scripture raise, as it were, literally fascinating questions. This book will not resolve all the churchs fractured interpretive debates, but may it illuminate her pilgrimage through the ongoing struggles of biblical interpretation in our time. * —Richard S. Briggs, principal, Lindisfarne College of Theology *Kevin Vanhoozer, a leading and generational pastor-theologian, invites us to consider how the transfiguration of Christ, an experiential-learning fieldtrip taken by Jesus inner three disciples, serves as a novel and meaningful symbol for Christian hermeneutics. While these disciples were in many ways blindsided, this significant textbook helps us encounter the triune God, Father, Son, and Spirit, not on a literal mountaintop but in daily ascents to the Holy Scriptures where each member of the Godhead glitters theological brilliance onto the pages of our embodiment: honing our biblical and theological interpretation, transfiguring our desires, and transforming our agency closer to his likeness. * —Matthew D. Kim, professor of preaching and pastoral leadership, George W. Truett Chair of Preaching and Evangelism, Truett Seminary, Baylor University *This is a state-of-the-art work in Christian theological hermeneutics. Vanhoozer not only clarifies a whole range of contested issues but also offers careful analysis, penetrating insights, and a constructive way forward. Mere Christian Hermeneutics is a creative yet biblically disciplined proposal worthy of close engagement by everyone who is serious about reading Scripture as the Word of God. This is a stellar contribution to Vanhoozers promising mere Christian theological project. Highly recommended! * —Uche Anizor, professor of theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University *Vanhoozer ranges widely and thought-provokingly in this lucid and challenging book. It will surely become a landmark in discussions of what it means to read the Bible theologically. * —Walter Moberly, professor of theology and biblical interpretation, Durham University *With so many of us concerned that we are facing a crisis in the formation of disciples today, Kevin Vanhoozers rich and beautiful offering could not be more timely or important. Mining the robust biblical imagery of transfiguration, Vanhoozer offers a vision of biblical engagement in which we ourselves are transfigured and conformed to the image of Christ when we rightly read Scripture. At heart, Vanhoozer is issuing a much-needed call to churches and seminaries to do all we can to become theological reading cultures in which Christians are formed through Scripture to be literate citizens of the gospel who bear witness to the light of Christ in the world as they are transfigured into the likeness of Christ. This clarion call is a must-read for pastors, seminary professors and administrators, and all who care about deep Christian formation. * —Kristen Deede Johnson, dean and vice present of academic affairs, G. W. and Edna Haworth Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership, Western Theological Seminary * Details ISBN0310234387 Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer Language German ISBN-10 0310234387 ISBN-13 9780310234388 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2024 Imprint Zondervan Academic Subtitle Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher Zondervan Publication Date 2024-11-21 Alternative 9780310114512 US Release Date 2024-11-21 DEWEY 232.956 Pages 448 AU Release Date 2025-04-01 NZ Release Date 2025-04-01 UK Release Date 2024-11-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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