{"product_id":"the-spirit-and-the-letter-on-the-interpretation-of-scripture-9781803096407","title":"The Spirit and the Letter: On the Interpretation of Scripture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Giorgio Agamben | Scott Kirkland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Studies - Exegesis \u0026amp; Hermeneutics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistinguished philosopher Giorgio Agamben offers an archaeological inquiry into the problem of scriptural interpretation. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The problem of interpreting Scripture--above all, sacred scripture, but ultimately any form of writing--coincides with the very history of Western culture. It is no surprise, then, that an archaeological inquiry such as the one proposed here--on the problem of interpretation from Origen to Auerbach, from the Talmud to Benjamin--might hold unexpected revelations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential reading for scholars of theology, religious studies, and hermeneutics interested in the history of scriptural interpretation, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit and the Letter \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights how the interpretation of Scripture reveals itself as inseparable from ethics and politics. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088889786519,"sku":"9781803096407","price":560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781803096407.webp?v=1785410962","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-spirit-and-the-letter-on-the-interpretation-of-scripture-9781803096407","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}