Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament: 458 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft) - Softcover

This monograph challenges the extremes of faith-based theological approaches and value-free historical-critical methods by pursuing the middle path of philosophical hermeneutics. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, the author proposes original interpretive solutions to the Akedah, Jeremiah and other biblical texts. Readers will also gain fresh insights into problems of monotheism, religious faith and identity, suffering and modern ethics.

Seizo Sekine, University of Tokyo, Japan.