Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution write by Jaroslav Pelikan. This book was released on 2008-10-01. Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Both the Bible and the Constitution have the status of “Great Code,” but each of these important texts is controversial as well as enigmatic. They are asked to speak to situations that their authors could not have anticipated on their own. In this book, one of our greatest religious historians brings his vast knowledge of the history of biblical interpretation to bear on the question of constitutional interpretation. Jaroslav Pelikan compares the methods by which the official interpreters of the Bible and the Constitution—the Christian Church and the Supreme Court, respectively—have approached the necessity of interpreting, and reinterpreting, their important texts. In spite of obvious differences, both texts require close, word-by-word exegesis, an awareness of opinions that have gone before, and a willingness to ask new questions of old codes, Pelikan observes. He probes for answers to the question of what makes something authentically “constitutional” or “biblical,” and he demonstrates how an understanding of either biblical interpretation or constitutional interpretation can illuminate the other in important ways.
Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution
Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution write by Jaroslav Pelikan. This book was released on 2004. Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Biblical Roots of American Constitutionalism
The Biblical Roots of American Constitutionalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Biblical Roots of American Constitutionalism write by Joseph Livni. This book was released on 2021-04-14. The Biblical Roots of American Constitutionalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to the conventional wisdom American constitutional democracy stemmed from Athenian democracy, Roman Law, English legal practices, and the Magna Carta. This book agrees that democracy was born in Athens. However, as the title suggests, the thesis of this book claims that constitutionalism in the sense of an agreed text sanctioning procedures of legislation, government, and power flow germinated in pre-state Israel better known as Israel of the Judges. The thesis of the book consists of three concepts: (1) The roots of American constitutionalism are in biblical Israel; this concept has been debated by scholars of constitutional history. (2) Proto-Israel also known as Israel of the Judges had no king as the Book of Judges claims; however it had a covenant which it enforced. Naturally, this belief is as old as the Bible; however, its proof is new. (3) American constitutionalism did not stem from studying and applying biblical recipes. It rather evolved through a sequence of embodiments each passing on the torch of essential traditions to its heir. This concept is new. The book is not intended to shake your understanding of the constitution; however it will answer questions you might have asked or even questions you never asked.
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation write by Pope Paul VI.. This book was released on 1965. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.
Contending for the Constitution
Contending for the Constitution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contending for the Constitution write by Mark A. Beliles. This book was released on 2005. Contending for the Constitution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contending for the Constitution is a companion volume to the popular work Defending the Declaration. As author Gary Amos did concerning the Declaration, Mark Beliles and Doug Anderson present their case that the Constitution is based on biblical principles and Christian influence. Using primary source evidence, the authors give an easy-reading history of the Constitutional Convention and the Founder's emphasis on religion being necessary for its success. They show how the spirit of the Constitution has greatly diminished today and issue a call for its defense. -- from the publisher.
