Cotton Mather and Biblia Americana - America's First Bible Commentary - Essays in Reappraisal (Hardcover)

This volume serves as a companion piece to the ongoing edition of Cotton Mather's Biblia Americana (1693-1728), the first comprehensive Bible commentary composed in British North America. Written by some of the most prominent scholars in the field, the essays in this collection offer original in-depth studies of Mather and his hitherto unpublished scriptural interpretations in the historical context of the Early Enlightenment, and the rise of Pietism. Transcending the pejorative image of the Puritan witch-doctor, Mather emerges from these essays as an erudite scholar and cosmopolitan theologian who was fully immersed in the rising developments of biblical exegesis around the turn of the eighteenth century. In facing the challenge of historical criticism or in examining the meaning of race and gender in the Bible, Mather wrestled with religious questions that are still relevant today.

General

Imprint:	J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Reiner Smolinski • Jan Stievermann
Dimensions:	164 x 241mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	612
ISBN-13:	978-3-16-150341-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Interfaith relations Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Interfaith relations Books > Christianity > Christian theology Promotions
LSN:	3-16-150341-4
Barcode:	9783161503412

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