TY - BOOK ID - 3440784 TI - Philosophical interpretations of the Old Testament AU - Sekine, Seizo. AU - Short, J. Randall. AU - Wakabayashi, Judy. PY - 2014 VL - 458 SN - 9783110340150 9783110340761 3110340151 3110340763 PB - Boston : De Gruyter, DB - UniCat KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - 221.06 KW - Oud Testament: hermeneutiek; exegese KW - 221.06 Oud Testament: hermeneutiek; exegese KW - Philosophie KW - RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts. KW - Philosophieren KW - Philosoph KW - Philosophin KW - Bible. KW - Antico Testamento KW - Hebrew Bible KW - Hebrew Scriptures KW - Kitve-ḳodesh KW - Miḳra KW - Old Testament KW - Palaia Diathēkē KW - Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographa KW - Sean-Tiomna KW - Stary Testament KW - Tanakh KW - Tawrāt KW - Torah, Neviʼim, Ketuvim KW - Torah, Neviʼim u-Khetuvim KW - Velho Testamento KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Japanese Biblical Studies. KW - Monotheism. KW - Old Testament. KW - Philosophy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3440784 AB - Western biblical studies have tended to follow either faith-based theological approaches or value-free historical-critical methods. This monograph challenges the two extremes by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. While drawing on Eastern and Western philosophical writings from ancient to modern times, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to a wide range of important biblical texts, including the Akedah, Second Isaiah, the Decalogue, Qohelet, Job, and Jeremiah. Yet, this is not a collection of antiquarian studies. Readers will also gain fresh and stimulating perspectives concerning monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and salvation, and modern and postmodern ethics. Finally, in a supplementary essay, the author introduces readers to the history of Old Testament studies in Japan, and he outlines prospects for the future. ER -