SELLING POINTS
. Influential essays on the responsibility of biblical interpretation
. A leading voice in postmodern criticism
. Includes bibliography, name and Scripture indexes
A.K.M. Adam has become one of the leading voices in postmodern criticism. This volume brings together his original essays introducing postmodern interpretation and contemporary church.
Contents:
. Introduction:On "Getting It Right" and "Getting It Wrong"
. Biblical Theology and the Problem of Modernity
. Docetism, Kasemann, and Christology: Why Historical Criticism Can't Protect
Christological Orthodoxy
. Twisting to Destruction: A Memorandum on the Ethics of Interpretation
. Matthew's Readers, Ideology, and Power:
Postmodern Criticism Applied
. How Do We Know When We're Getting It Right?
. Walk This Way: Repetition, Difference, and the Imitation of Christ
. The sign of Jonah: Getting the Big Picture (from a Fish-Eye View)
. Disciples Together, Constantly: Reading in Community
