Paperback. What is history and how does it impact upon biblical interpretation and theology? 'Allegorizing History' seeks to answer this question by arguing that conceptions of the past and the purposes of history impact upon biblical interpretation and vice versa. Invoking Constantin Fasolt's notion of history as 'a knowledge of the past, as well as the technique by which such knowledge is produced', and re-fashioning Erich Auerbach's historical enterprise in Figura (1938), Furry contends that the understanding and practice of historical writing is inevitably affected by philosophy and theology, thereby rendering all history as figural or allegorical. Famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the Anglo-Saxon People and biblical commentaries, the Venerable Bede is studied in dialogue with Augustine, contemporary theology, and historical theory to make this interdisciplinary argument. A discourse on the interplay between historiography and theology, examining the dual role of the Venerable Bede as both historian and theologian and the lessons to be learned for a Christian understanding of history. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Allegorizing History (Paperback)
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0227174240
ISBN 13: 9780227174241
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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What is history and how does it impact biblical interpretation and theology? Allegorizing History seeks to begin answering this question by arguing that conceptions of the past and the purpose(s) of history impact biblical interpretation and vice versa. Furthermore, it is shown how philosophy and theology inevitably affect the understandings and practice of historical writing thereby making all history figural or allegorical. Famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the Anglo Saxon People and biblical commentaries, the Venerable Bede is studied in dialogue with Augustine, contemporary theology, and historical theory to make this interdisciplinary argument.

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TIMOTHY J. FURRY (PhD, University of Dayton) is Instructor of Religion and Philosophy and Chaplain at Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He is coeditor of Ecclesiology and Exclusion (2012) and author of multiple theological essays, book chapters, and reviews.

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