Biblical and Qur’anic Exegesis. Bringing Two Traditions into Dialogue
Titus Offor
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Titus Offor, Biblical and Qur’anic Exegesis. Bringing Two Traditions into Dialogue (2022), Logos Verlag, Berlin, ISBN: 9783832584344
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Beschreibung / Abstract
Historical consciousness in the Modern Age has often led to the relativisation of the power of the past and the quest to liberate humanity from tradition. In biblical studies, this has also often led to results that are profoundly divergent from the results of dogmatic and traditional exegesis such that dogmatic theologians criticise the methods and results of biblical exegesis. In Islam, the orthodoxy has sought to shield Qurâanic exegesis from historical critic. But this has not saved Qurâanic exegesis from the inevitable confrontation with the realities presented by modernity. The result is that, although traditional Qurâanic exegesis still holds sway in Islam, many Muslim scholars are already looking for alternative approaches.
In this book, the author tries to establish the nature and the points of conflict between traditional and modern approaches to exegesis in Christianity and Islam with a view to drawing necessary lessons for both religious traditions. To achieve this, he examines the extensive criticisms of the methods of biblical and qur'anic exegesis as presented by Joseph Ratzinger (Christianity) and Fazlur Rahman's (Islam). From these criticisms, he draws conclusions that could be helpful to both biblical and Qur'anic exegesis.
In this book, the author tries to establish the nature and the points of conflict between traditional and modern approaches to exegesis in Christianity and Islam with a view to drawing necessary lessons for both religious traditions. To achieve this, he examines the extensive criticisms of the methods of biblical and qur'anic exegesis as presented by Joseph Ratzinger (Christianity) and Fazlur Rahman's (Islam). From these criticisms, he draws conclusions that could be helpful to both biblical and Qur'anic exegesis.
Beschreibung
Titus Offor is a catholic priest of the Diocese of Orlu (Nigeria). He holds bachelor's degrees in philosophy and theology from Seat of Wisdom Seminary Owerri (affiliate of Urban University Rome), Licentiate from Theologische Hochschule Chur (Switzerland) and doctoral degree from the Catholic theological faculty of Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (Austria).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- BEGINN
- Part One: Joseph Ratzinger�s Critique of Modern Exegesis
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Joseph Ratzinger�s Understanding of Revelation - Tradition und Scripture
- 1.1 Revelation
- 1.2 The Revealed Word among the Faithful: Scripture and Tradition
- Tradition
- 1.2.1.3 The Church as the Embodiment of Tradition
- 1.3 Tradition, Scripture, and Church as Essential Elements of Exegesis
- Chapter Two: Critique of the Historical-Critical Exegesis
- 2.1 The Necessity and Function of the Historical Critical Exegesis
- 2.2 The Philosophical Origins of the Historical Critical Exegesis
- 2.3 Critique of the Tools of the Historical Critical Exegesis
- 2.4 History and the Historical in the Gospels
- 2.5 Jesus of Nazareth: Attempt as Synthesis
- 2.6 Pastoral Criticism of the Historical Critical Exegesis
- 2.7 The Limitations and Place of the Historical Critical Exegesis
- 2.8 Joseph Ratzinger and the Historical Research
- Chapter Three: Theology of Liberation and its Exegesis
- 3.1 The Background of the Liberation Theology
- 3.2 The Hermeneutical Method of Liberation Theology
- 3.3 Some Exegetical Themes of Liberation Theology
- 3.4 The Concern of Liberation Theology
- 3.5 Reactions to Joseph Ratzinger�s Critique
- Chapter Four: Reformulating Exegesis
- 4.1 The Path to a New Exegesis
- 4.2 Canonical Exegesis
- Part Two: Fazlur Rahman Critique of Qur�anic Exegesi
- Chapter Five: Fazlur Rahman�s Understanding of Revelation and Scripture
- 5.1 Scripture in Islam
- 5.2 Fazlur Rahman�s Understanding of Scripture
- Chapter Six: Critique of Traditional Qur�anic Exegesis
- 6.1 Tradition as Interpreter of Scripture
- 6.2 Critique of Islamic Mysticism
- 6.3 Critique of Islamic Rationalism
- 6.4 Allegorical Exegesis
- 6.5 Islamic Law (Fiqh) and the Qur�an
- Chapter Seven: Critique of Modern Trends in Qur�anic Exegesis
- 7.1 Islamic Revivalism
- 7.2 Critique of the Modernists� Approach
- 7.3 Historical Criticism
- 7.4 Fazlur Rahman and Modernism
- Chapter Eight: The New Ijtihad
- 8.1 The %8FDouble Movement� Interpretation
- 8.2 The Key Points of Fazlur Rahman�s Proposition
- 8.3 Rahman�s application of the %8FDouble Movement� Method
- 8.4 Merits and Demerits of the %8FDouble Movement�
- Part Three: Drawing from the Crisis in Biblical and Qur�anic Exegesis
- Introduction
- Chapter Nine: Drawing from the Crisis in Biblical and Qur�anic Exegesis
- 9.1 Similarities between Biblical and Qur�anic Exegesis
- 9.2 Points of Divergence
- 9.3 Interpreting the Person of Jesus Christ
- 9.4 The Role of the Sciences in Exegesis
- 9.5 Conclusion
- Bibliography