Many Roads Lead Eastward: Overtures to Catholic Biblical Theology - Hardcover

by Robert D. Miller (Author)

Is there a gap between the academic study of the Bible and the work of theologians? What lies behind this gap? And most important, how have biblical scholars tried to bridge the gap with hermeneutical methods? This book addresses the exegesis vs. theology impasse and categorizes the most important attempts to bridge it over the past century, especially those of the last decades. These attempts are assessed and evaluated so that readers can see the philosophies undergirding each and the potential each has for a true "theological interpretation" of the Bible.

Author Biography

Robert D. Miller, II, OFS, is Associate Professor of the Old Testament at the Catholic University of America and a Research Associate in the Department of Old Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is the author of Chieftains of the Highland Clans (Wipf & Stock, 2012), Oral Tradition in Ancient Israel (Cascade Books, 2011), and Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament (2012).