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Irenaeus And Scripture: Orthodox Corruptions Or Reverential Alterations?, Benjamin Haupt
Irenaeus And Scripture: Orthodox Corruptions Or Reverential Alterations?, Benjamin Haupt
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
This thesis will explore Irenaeus' citation of New Testament texts containing Christological titles, in order to determine their worth for New Testament textual criticism. The critical apparatus of NA lists Irenaeus as citing John 1:18, as well as other passages, in more than one way. Did Irenaeus carelessly quote Sacred Scripture? Was he motivated by his theological polemics against the Gnostics to intentionally alter the text of Sacred Scripture? The history of textual criticism and its use of church fathers has only listed Irenaeus' citations without giving any explanation for how he could cite the same verse in multiple ways. …
Reading Dialogically : A Bakhtinian Approach To Interpreting Elijah, Mark Hoehner
Reading Dialogically : A Bakhtinian Approach To Interpreting Elijah, Mark Hoehner
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
In this introduction, we will explore the great debate about the proper interpretation of textual characters within the past century, as well as the presuppositions that led to certain interpretations of textual characters. 3 We will also see how narrative-critical approaches have influenced the interpretation of Old Testament characters since Auerbach’s 1947 work. This will set the stage for showing that Mikhail Bakhtin’s dialogic approach is a valuable contribution to the great debate over how to interpret textual characters, specifically the characters found in Old Testament narratives.