Originalism in Theology and Law

Comparing Perspectives on the Bible and the Constitution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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In the study of American law, originalism is primarily a theory about the meaning of the Constitution—that its meaning can only change when its words change. Originalism also appears in biblical theology as a theory on the meaning of the Bible—that its meaning is that intended by the original authors. Originalism in Theology and Law: Comparing Perspectives on the Bible and the Constitution offers a study of originalism in both the Bible and the Constitution. While there are significant connections between originalism as a theory of biblical interpretation and as Constitutional interpretation, there are also differences in the type of text as well as its purpose, function, origins, or authority, which may affect which nuanced version of originalism best fits a particular text, or the best method of interpreting it.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-01-26
Mått159 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666932126

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Introduction: Two Originalisms, Mark J. BooneChapter 1: Originalism: First Theology, First Things, Mark EckelChapter 2: Reading Pictures: Comparing Aesthetic and Hermeneutic Discussions of Intention, Jonathan JohnsonChapter 3: The Torah Is Not in Heaven: Living Originalism and Political Integrity in the Oven of Akhnai, Daniel WeissglassChapter 4: Sacred Scripture, Sacred Constitution: Individual Religious Hermeneutics and Constitutional Interpretation, Nicholas Higgins and Micah AllredChapter 5: Originalism and Judicial Restraint: Lessons from the Lutheran Reformation, John EhrettChapter 6: The Originalist Hermeneutic in Biblical and Constitutional Context: Comparing and Contrasting the Notion of Originalism in Two Very Different Fields, Mark A. SnoebergerChapter 7: Originalism and the Sources of Authority, Mark J. BooneChapter 8: A Difference Between Biblical and Constitutional Originalism, Menashe C. RobertsChapter 9: First Theology and Last Things, Mark EckelAbout the Authors

I didn’t know how much I needed Originalism in Theology and Law until I read it. Even in biblical hermeneutics, I find from this book that my so-called expertise is built upon unexamined presuppositions in need of philosophical reengineering. Theology and constitutional law both need a book which forces us to think through definitions, follow logical progressions of thought, examine evidence, and creatively apply ideas to authoritative texts like the American Constitution and the divine Word of God. How I wish that people of all positions, both legal and theological, could read this book and learn to think through their views more carefully.