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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      13 April 2021
      22 April 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108924030
      9781108831307
      9781108932691
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108924030
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.68kg, 325 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 358 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Philosophy
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    In Biblical Philosophy, Dru Johnson examines how the texts of Christian Scripture argue philosophically with ancient and modern readers alike. He demonstrates how biblical literature bears the distinct markers of a philosophical style in its use of literary and philosophical strategies to reason about the nature of reality and our place within it. Johnson questions traditional definitions of philosophy and compares the Hebraic style of philosophy with the intellectual projects of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Hellenism. Identifying the genetic features of the Hebraic philosophical style, Johnson traces its development from its hybridization in Hellenistic Judaism to its retrieval by the New Testament authors. He also shows how the Gospels and letters of Paul exhibit the same genetic markers, modes of argument, particular argument forms, and philosophical convictions that define the Hebraic style, while they engaged with Hellenistic rhetoric. His volume offers a model for thinking about philosophical styles in comparative philosophical discussions.

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    'Johnson tackles issues of composition, interpretation, and scriptural message for contemporary times ... The tightly argued chapters cover history, geography, culture, language, literature, personalities, philosophy, and religion ... Recommended.'

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