AntiCultic Theology in Christian Biblical Interpretation: A Study of Isaiah 66:14 and Its Reception (Studies in Biblical Liter,Used

Product Description AntiCultic Theology in Christian Biblical Interpretation challenges the widely held view that Isaiah 66:14 is a prophetic indictment against temple worship. Through critical analysis of representative interpretations from the Patristic Era, the writings of Martin Luther, and Modern Biblical Scholarship the book reveals the anticultic interpretation of these verses to be theologically motivated. The author argues instead that Isaiah 66 contrasts divine and human nature rather than cultic and spiritual worship. This work contributes to the subject of JewishChristian relations in a unique way, grounding the discussion of antiJewish interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the analysis of a particular passage. Review Valerie A. Steins work is an important contribution both to biblical scholarship and to JewishChristian relations. It also offers Christians a valuable, biblically inspired opportunity to rethink certain biases against ritual that are too rarely called into question. I recommend this volume highly. (Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University) In a study with significant bearing on biblical studies, theology, and JewishChristian relations, Valerie A. Stein first locates Isaiah 66:14 within the religion of ancient Israel and then traces the migration of its meaning into the Christological debates of the patristic period and finally into the dark antiJudaic tirades of lateMedieval/Reformation times. With both attention to textual detail and sensitivity to overarching theological issues, Stein has produced a very readable book that challenges old assumptions. (Paul D. Hanson, Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity, Harvard University) From the Back Cover "Valerie A. Steins work is an important contribution both to biblical scholarship and to JewishChristian relations. It also offers Christians a valuable, biblically inspired opportunity to rethink certain biases against ritual that are too rarely called into question. I recommend this volume highly." Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard University"In a study with significant bearing on biblical studies, theology, and JewishChristian relations, Valerie A. Stein first locates Isaiah 66:14 within the religion of ancient Israel and then traces the migration of its meaning into the Christological debates of the patristic period and finally into the dark antiJudaic tirades of lateMedieval/Reformation times. With both attention to textual detail and sensitivity to overarching theological issues, Stein has produced a very readable book that challenges old assumptions." Paul D. Hanson, Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity, Harvard University About the Author The Author: Valerie A. Stein earned her Th.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University. She is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. Her research interests include feminist biblical interpretation and the role of the Bible in JewishChristian relations.