Epistemology and Biblical Theology - From the Pentateuch to Mark''s Gospel

This study argues that an epistemological system of knowledge can be found in both the Hebrew texts of the Bible and the Gospel of Mark. Johnson assesses contemporary philosophical epistemologies to explore what bearing similar approaches to knowledge have on modern theology.

List of contents

1 Biblical Theology and Philosophical Criticism
2 Genesis
3 Exodus and Numbers
4 Deuteronomy
5 Mark
6 Conclusions

About the author

Dru Johnson is an associate professor of biblical and theological studies at The King's College (New York City, NY); co-chair of the Hebrew Bible and Philosophy unit in the Society of Biblical Literature; associate director　of the Templeton Jewish Philosophical Theology Project at The Herzl Institute (Jerusalem, Israel); and formerly a Templeton Research Fellow in Analytic Theology at the Institute for Advanced Studies—Shalem Center (Jerusalem). His recent books include: Knowledge by Ritual (Eisenbrauns, 2016) and Scripture’s Knowing (Cascade, 2015).

Summary

This book pursues a coherent theory of knowledge as described across the Pentateuch and Mark's Gospel. As a work from the emerging field of philosophical criticism, it explores in each biblical text both narrative and paraenesis to assess what theory of knowledge might be presumed or advocated and the coherence of that structure across texts.

Product details

• Authors: Dru Johnson, u Johnson, U (North Carolina State University Johnson, U. Johnson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2017
• EAN: 9781848935723
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-572-3
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism; Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism; Routledge Interdisciplinary Pe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Biblical Studies & Exegesis