First Theology: God, Scriptures and Hermeneutics
"This is a book on theological hermeneutics. It is a plea for being hermeneutical about theology and for being theological about hermeneutics. It is an argument for treating the questions of God, Scripture and hermeneutics as one problem. This one problem defines what I call 'first theology.' " (from the Preface)\ In thirteen chapters, Kevin Vanhoozer explores various dimensions of doing first theology and illuminates not only how we can talk about God but how we can begin with the Word of...
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Acknowledgments7Preface: First Thoughts91First Theology152Does the Trinity Belong in a Theology of Religions?453The Love of God714Effectual Call or Causal Effect?965God's Mighty Speech Acts1276From Speech Acts to Scripture Acts1597The Spirit of Understanding2078The Reader at the Well2369The Hermeneutics of I-Witness Testimony25710Body Piercing, the Natural Sense & the Task of Theological Interpretation27511The World Well Staged?30912The Trials of Truth337Index of Names374Index of Subjects378
\ Dennis Okholm"Operating under the premise of 'first theology' that our doctrine of God cannot be divorced from our understanding of Scripture, Kevin Vanhoozer brings together what modernism and postmodernism (not to mention some evangelicals) have rent asunder: imagination and historical-textual criticism, God's communicative performance and our missional response, the Bible that is God's Word and the Bible that becomes God's Word. He does this while graciously interacting with a wide range of theologians, philosophers and communication theorists. As a result, Kevin rescues the Bible from reductionist approaches that diminish the mighty and saving speech-act of the living, loving Lord."\ \ \ \ \ Grant Osborne"For those who want a lucid, challenging and deeply thoughtful presentation of theology at its best, this is the book. Vanhoozer is a must-read for all who are searching for meaning in the current theological landscape."\ \
