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The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES) by Eugen J. Pentiuc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES) about?
"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity investigates the various ways in which Orthodox Christian, i.e., Eastern and Oriental communities have received, shaped, and interpreted the Christian Bible. It is divided into five parts, including the introduction ("Balancing Tradition with Modernity") that sets the tone and scope of the volume with different authors covering their area of expertise. Part I: Text The Orthodox Church has never codified the Septuagint or any other textual witnesses as its authoritative text. Textual fluidity and pluriformity, a characteristic of Orthodoxy, is demonstrated by the various ancient and modern Bible translations such as, Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, etc. Part II: Canon Unlike the Protestant and Roman-Catholic situations where the canon of the Bible, specifically the Old Testament canons which are "closed" and limited to 39 and 46 books, respectively, the Orthodox canon is "open-ended" consisting of 39 canonical books and 10 or more (e.g., Ethiopian canon) anaginoskomena "readable" books (Septuagint additions) Part III: Scripture within Tradition Unlike the classical Protestant view of sola scriptura and the Roman Cathol
Who reads The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Eugen J. Pentiuc
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190948658
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Christian, Bible, Christianity