Sin: A History

Motivated by the claim of Paul Ricoeur in The Symbolism of Evil (1967), that we must see how those metaphors are played out in their narratives, A. follows the metaphor as it develops through the Bible so as to see how the act of sin as some particular "thing" led to an understanding of a...

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Published in:Theological Studies 2011, Vol.72 (4), p.921
Main Author: Keenan, James F., S.J
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Bible
Metaphor
Ricoeur, Paul
Sin
Symbolism
Theology
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Summary:Motivated by the claim of Paul Ricoeur in The Symbolism of Evil (1967), that we must see how those metaphors are played out in their narratives, A. follows the metaphor as it develops through the Bible so as to see how the act of sin as some particular "thing" led to an understanding of a variety of language games key for Jewish and Christian theology. A. also highlights how earlier NT scholars resisted recognizing the language of debt in rabbinic Judaism, because they construed this language as importing a merciless, exacting, auditor-like God, an image that A. argues is hardly rabbinical or Christian.
ISSN:0040-5639
2169-1304
DOI:10.1177/004056391107200434