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The Seminary as a Textual Community: Exploring John Sailhamer's Vision for Theological Education
John Sailhamer (1946-2017) is known for his careful scholarship on the Hebrew Bible and his focus on the compositional strategies found in the text of Scripture. Perhaps less well-known is his comprehensive vision for theological education.
In part one of this volume, editors Ched Spellman and Jason K. Lee present a previously unpublished address from Sailhamer on "The Nature, Purpose, and Tasks of a Theological Seminary" and offer a reflection on the setting, substance, and significance of this new work. Part two includes a collection of Sailhamer's articles, essays, and reviews that are less-well known yet relate to some of the major topics he develops in his proposal for theological education. These writings focus on the use of history and hermeneutics with an eye toward the nature of biblical narratives.
This section also includes some of Sailhamer's interaction with works from several different disciplines (from biblical exegesis to systematic theology) as well as his reflections on the state of Old Testament studies. The volume ends with a comprehensive bibliography of Sailhamer's writings and research.
In part one of this volume, editors Ched Spellman and Jason K. Lee present a previously unpublished address from Sailhamer on "The Nature, Purpose, and Tasks of a Theological Seminary" and offer a reflection on the setting, substance, and significance of this new work. Part two includes a collection of Sailhamer's articles, essays, and reviews that are less-well known yet relate to some of the major topics he develops in his proposal for theological education. These writings focus on the use of history and hermeneutics with an eye toward the nature of biblical narratives.
This section also includes some of Sailhamer's interaction with works from several different disciplines (from biblical exegesis to systematic theology) as well as his reflections on the state of Old Testament studies. The volume ends with a comprehensive bibliography of Sailhamer's writings and research.
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218 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2021
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January 25, 2023
This volume seems like it has been edited.
June 22, 2021
The Bible is the real world.
I think most helpful were the last two chapters on the history of the word “history” and it’s involvement with biblical interpretation.
Things are defined by words, not the other way around. The words of the Scriptures (graphe) define things, not the other way around. Thus, a truly “historical” approach to the Bible is not reconstructing biblical events and worlds in order to give meaning (sensus) to things (res) and then to words (verba), but rather a philological, exegetical, and grammatical discipline of using the words (verba) themselves and their usage to inform the things (res) and therefore the meaning (sensus).
A true text oriented community in seminary is the only place to prepare students for “real life” ministry.
I think most helpful were the last two chapters on the history of the word “history” and it’s involvement with biblical interpretation.
Things are defined by words, not the other way around. The words of the Scriptures (graphe) define things, not the other way around. Thus, a truly “historical” approach to the Bible is not reconstructing biblical events and worlds in order to give meaning (sensus) to things (res) and then to words (verba), but rather a philological, exegetical, and grammatical discipline of using the words (verba) themselves and their usage to inform the things (res) and therefore the meaning (sensus).
A true text oriented community in seminary is the only place to prepare students for “real life” ministry.
October 22, 2024
Real nice.
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