James Barr (1) (1924–2006)
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James Barr was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, where he taught for ten years. His illustrious teaching career has also included professorships at Edinburgh University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Manchester University, and Oxford vis mere University. He has held visiting professorships and delivered major lecture series in Europe, the United States, Africa, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand, and was longtime editor of the Journal of Semitic Studies. vis mindre
Værker af James Barr
Biblical Faith and Natural Theology: The Gifford Lectures for 1991: Delivered in the University of Edinburgh (Clarendon… (1993) 46 eksemplarer
Old and new in interpretation;: A study of the two Testaments (The Currie lectures) (1966) 42 eksemplarer
History and Ideology in the Old Testament: Biblical Studies at the End of a Millennium (2000) 29 eksemplarer
Bible and Interpretation: The Collected Essays of James Barr: Volume II: Biblical Studies (2013) 12 eksemplarer
Language and meaning, studies in Hebrew language and biblical exegesis : papers read at the Joint British-Dutch Old… (1974) 5 eksemplarer
Some Semantic Notes on the Covenant 3 eksemplarer
Philo of Byblos and his "Phoenician history" 1 eksemplar
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- Barr, James
- Fødselsdato
- 1924-03-20
- Dødsdag
- 2006-10-14
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- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
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- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Dødssted
- Claremont, California, USA
- Erhverv
- Biblical scholar
theologian
minister
professor - Organisationer
- Church of Scotland
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The Semantics of Biblical Language af James Barr
Great book on the abuses and proper way to use the original languages. It warns against the errors that Scholars and preachers still commit to this day
Although I enjoyed reading these essays, yet I disagree with some of Barr's views concerning scripture and tradition.
Although I enjoyed reading these essays, yet I disagree with some of Barr's views concerning scripture and tradition.
One of the odder offshoots of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (at least notionally; it's unclear whether there was any direct influence) was the thesis that Biblical Hebrew represented, grammatically, a different way of thinking (and was, accordingly, intrinsically superior at mediating divine revelation).
Barr demolishes the supposed linguistic bases of this claim handily. After Barr, arguments regarding, for example, the relative superiority or inferiority of argument in a philosophical mode - one of the drivers behind the original claims - has to rest on other grounds than claims of "Semitic thought-forms".
Barr's work is of continuing use as a reminder of the risks in dabbling in technical areas when one has more enthusiasm than expertise, when a genuine expert may be waiting in the wings.… (mere)
Barr demolishes the supposed linguistic bases of this claim handily. After Barr, arguments regarding, for example, the relative superiority or inferiority of argument in a philosophical mode - one of the drivers behind the original claims - has to rest on other grounds than claims of "Semitic thought-forms".
Barr's work is of continuing use as a reminder of the risks in dabbling in technical areas when one has more enthusiasm than expertise, when a genuine expert may be waiting in the wings.… (mere)
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