The hermeneutics of the ban on images : exegetical and systematic theological approaches /

Recognizing both the potential of biblical prohibition of images for causing religious conflict and the promise of a more nuanced appreciation of the role of images in human experience, this book constructs a framework for understanding the place of images, and their prohibition, within the biblical...

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Main Authors:	Hartenstein, Friedhelm, 1960- (Author), Moxter, Michael, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors:	Maloney, Linda M. (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the German.
Published:	Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, [2021].
Subjects:	Image of God. Idols and images. Image (Theology) God > In art.

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Summary:	Recognizing both the potential of biblical prohibition of images for causing religious conflict and the promise of a more nuanced appreciation of the role of images in human experience, this book constructs a framework for understanding the place of images, and their prohibition, within the biblical text and Christian religious practice.
Item Description:	"Originally published as Hermeneutik des Bilderverbots. Exegetische und systematisch-theologische Annäherungen. Forum Theologische Literaturzeitung, copyright 2016."
Physical Description:	xii, 267 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780809154548 0809154544