Do people know about God just by being human beings? Or do they need special divine assistance, through the Bible and the church? Natural theology was long accepted as a basic ingredient in all theology, but in the twentieth century it was rejected by important theologians, especially Karl Barth. His views denied all natural theology and placed greater emphasis on the Bible. But what if the Bible itself uses, depends on, and supports natural theology? Professor Barr here pursues these questions within the Bible itself and within the history of ideas, earlier and more recent; and he looks at their implications for religion and theology in the future.…mehr
Do people know about God just by being human beings? Or do they need special divine assistance, through the Bible and the church? Natural theology was long accepted as a basic ingredient in all theology, but in the twentieth century it was rejected by important theologians, especially Karl Barth. His views denied all natural theology and placed greater emphasis on the Bible. But what if the Bible itself uses, depends on, and supports natural theology? Professor Barr here pursues these questions within the Bible itself and within the history of ideas, earlier and more recent; and he looks at their implications for religion and theology in the future.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James Barr was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, where he taught for ten years. His illustrious teaching career has also included professorships at Edinburgh University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Manchester University, and Oxford University. He has held visiting professorships and delivered major lecture series in Europe, the United States, Africa, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand, and was longtime editor of the Journal of Semitic Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Natural theology in this century: Concepts and approaches 2: Paul on the Areopagus 3: St Paul and the Hebrew background 4: Natural theology in the Jewish tradition 5: Within the Old Testament 6: A return to the modern discussion 7: Religion, tradition, and natural theology 8: The image of God and natural theology 9: Science, language 10: Scripture 11: Natural theology and the future of biblical theology
1: Natural theology in this century: Concepts and approaches 2: Paul on the Areopagus 3: St Paul and the Hebrew background 4: Natural theology in the Jewish tradition 5: Within the Old Testament 6: A return to the modern discussion 7: Religion, tradition, and natural theology 8: The image of God and natural theology 9: Science, language 10: Scripture 11: Natural theology and the future of biblical theology
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