Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture in the Church Fathers

Speaker(s): Hans Boersma
Date: Winter 2013
Length: 20h 54min
Product ID: RGDL4304S

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Description

The past several decades have witnessed a resurgence of interest in spiritual or theological interpretation of Scripture. This resurgence goes hand in hand with a reappraisal of pre-modern approaches to biblical exegesis. This course explores the potential of spiritual interpretation in dialogue with the Church Fathers. In a spirit of congenial sympathy with the patristic outlook, this course traces how the Church Fathers ascend through the letter of the biblical text to the spiritual purpose of life in communion with the Triune God. Lectures include:

The Sacramental Ontology of Spiritual Interpretation
Time and Truth as Sacramental Realities
Reading Scripture with the Fathers
Reading the Creation Accounts ad litteramn
The Early Christian Appropriation of Passover
Origen: Joshua as Sacrament
Origen: From Joshua to Jesus
Harmonious Virtue: The Book of Psalms
Exegesis and Theology
Love and Desire: The Song of Songs as Allegory
Isaiah's Servant Songs as Prophecy
Real Participation in Virtue: Interpreting the Beatitudes

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Hans Boersma is the J. I. Packer Professor of Theology at Regent College. He is the author of several books, including Violence, Hospitality and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition, Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry, and Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa: An Anagogical Approach.