Reading Christian scriptures in China
by Starr, Chloe
This volume sets out to examine how Christian scriptures have been read within a Chinese reading tradition, and to assess what questions such readings pose for both theologians and Chinese studies specialists. The absence to date of publications on the topic, and the scattered nature of such research and of scholars in the field makes this an important contribution to debate. The volume gathers essays from Biblical studies experts together with theologians and Chinese text scholars to discuss t…
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- Full title :Reading Christian scriptures in China / edited by Chloë Starr.
Summary
This volume sets out to examine how Christian scriptures have been read within a Chinese reading tradition, and to assess what questions such readings pose for both theologians and Chinese studies specialists. The absence to date of publications on the topic, and the scattered nature of such research and of scholars in the field makes this an important contribution to debate. The volume gathers essays from Biblical studies experts together with theologians and Chinese text scholars to discuss the interdisciplinary questions raised. Essays from mainland, Taiwanese and diasporic Chinese scholars.
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- Publication Date:c2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):T & T Clark
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:c2008.
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (243 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1283201372, 9781283201377, 9786613201379, 6613201375, 0567638464, 9780567638465
- oclc:on1162529728
- LC Classification:BR1285
- Dewey Decimal:220.60951
Table of Contents
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1 THE BIBLE IN CHINA; 1 MODERN CHINESE ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE BIBLE CHEN JIANMING; 2 READING CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES: THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY CONTEXT CHLOË STARR; 3 HERMENEUTICAL CONFLICT? READING THE BIBLE IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA FREDRDC FÄLLMAN; 4 THE BIBLE IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH THOR STRANDENÆS; 5 STUDYING THE NEW TESTAMENT IN THE CHINESE ACADEMIC WORLD: A SURVEY, 1976-2006 ZHA CHANGPING; PART 2 CHINESE BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS
6 COMPETING TENSIONS: A SEARCH FOR MAY FOURTH BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS SZE-KAR WAN7 INTERPRETING THE LORD'S PRAYER FROM A CONFUCIAN-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE: WU LEICHUAN'S PRACTICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO CHINESE BIB; 8 REPRESENTING THE GOSPELS TO THE CHINESE MIND: T.C. CHAO'S APPROACHES TO BIBLICAL TEXTS IN THE LIFE OF JESUS RICHARD X.Y. ZHAN; 9 READING THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IN CHINA: A HERMENEUTICAL ENQUIRY INTO ITS HISTORY OF RECEPTION JOHN Y.H. YIEH; 10 CONFUCIAN CATHOLICS' APPROPRIATION OF THE DECALOGUE: A CASE-STUDY IN CROSS-TEXTUAL READING TIAN HAIHUA
11 TRANSLATING AND CHANTING THE PSALMS: A RETROSPECTIVE ON …
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