
- 256 pages
- English
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About this book
This striking collection of scholarly essays highlights the hermeneutic contribution of the French theologian and sociologist Jacques Ellul, revealing him to be one of the twentieth century's most creative and insightful readers of the Bible. With a breadth of contributors ranging from established biblical scholars and theologians to pastoral practitioners, from top Ellul scholars to emerging voices--and including six first-time English translations of Ellul's own articles--this volume not only provides a detailed overview of Ellul's biblical approach but also constitutes a crucial moment in Ellul's theological reception. This book counts as a clear demonstration that the full potential of Ellul's theological interpretation of Scripture to rejuvenate and reconfigure contemporary biblical hermeneutics has yet to be seen.With contributions from:Jerome EllulBrian BrockPatrick Troude-ChastenetAmy EricksonChris FriesenDavid GillAndrew GoddardJohn GoldingayJean-Sebastien IngrandDeclan KellyTed LewisMichael MorelliAnthony J. PetrottaElisabetta RibetFrederic RognonChristian Roy
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Approaching the Biblical Text
- Chapter 1: Jacques Ellulâs View of Scripture
- Chapter 2: The Authority of the Bible
- Chapter 3: The Bible and Christian Action
- Chapter 4: Scriptural Ethics
- Chapter 5: Meaning and Its âInterplayâ with Freedom in the Bible
- Chapter 6: Jacques Ellul as a Theological Exegete of the Old Testament
- Part II Revisiting Ellulâs Readings of the Bible
- Chapter 7: Whatâs in a Name? Jacques Ellulâs Reading of Naming in Genesis 1â3
- Chapter 8: Jacques Ellul and Exodus
- Chapter 9: Ellul on Job
- Chapter 10: Ellul as a Reader of Ecclesiastes
- Chapter 11: The Figure of Jonah in Ellulâs Life and Work
- Chapter 12: Reading 2 Kings with Jacques Ellul
- Chapter 13: A Short, Complementary Note on Romans 13:1
- Chapter 14: Review of AndrĂ© Chouraquiâs Translation of the Bible
- Part III Ellul and the Bible Today: Contemporary Dialogue
- Chapter 15: Darwin and the Bible
- Chapter 16: Giving under Godâs Gaze
- Chapter 17: Nature and Scripture in Bernard Charbonneauâs The Green Light
- Chapter 18: Review of Ellul, On Being Rich and Poor: Christianity in a Time of Economic Globalization
- Chapter 19: Hope and Abandonment in the Bible
- Chapter 20: Ellul on Scripture and Idolatry
- Chapter 21: The Tower of Babel and the Hymn of Kenosis
- Chapter 22: Ellulâs Apocalyptic Understanding of Scripture in Money and Power