The spirit and the letter
a tradition and a reversal
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Author
Publication
2013 - Bloomsbury T & T Clark, London, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
66,500 words, Guess
Page Count
266 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28391409M
- ISBN-139780567272898
- ISBN-100567272893
- OCLC Control Number853247202
- OCLC Control Number858763555
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2013388274
Classifications
- DDC227.306
- LCCBS2655.L47 S657 2013
Description
Paul's statement that 'letter kills but the spirit gives life' [2 Corinthians 3.6] has had an extraordinary impact on Christian thought through the ages. It has been read both as affirming the saving power of the new covenant in comparison to the old, and as a key to hidden, spiritual meanings in the text of scripture. It is, however, an ambiguous phrase, followed by a tangled story. This book explores the Pauline distinction both in its original context and in its aftermath in the early church, the Reformation and modern Biblical Studies. It then considers a postmodern reversal, where ideas of 'Spirit' are often seen as 'deadly' and the openness of the 'letter' or text as life-affirming, and it draws conclusions for spirit in the world.
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Series Statement
- T & T Clark theology
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