Virtuous Reader, The: Old Testament Narrative and Interpretive Virtue (Studies in Theological Interpretation)

&quotWith sensitivity, the author invites us to consider those happy and healthy dispositions that Scripture itself elicits from those who would understand it. By his gentle incisiveness Briggs models the virtues of which he writes. A higher compliment than that I cannot render.&quot--C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological SeminaryThis volume offers a rich and thought-provoking portrait, or series of portraits, of the virtues required to read the Old Testament well. Biblical scholar Richard Briggs provides an exegetical exploration of &quotinterpretive virtue&quot by carefully reading five Old Testament passages that reflect core virtues: humility, wisdom, trust, charity, and receptivity. The result is an example of theological interpretation that demonstrates the interplay between text and reader. Briggs approaches the biblical text with academic rigor and precision while maintaining an openness to the formative intentions of the biblical writers.About the series: The Studies in Theological Interpretation series is dedicated to the pursuit of constructive theological interpretation of the church’s inheritance of prophets and apostles in a manner that is open to reconnection with the long history of theological reading in the church. These brief, focused, and closely argued studies evaluate the hermeneutical, historical, and theological dimensions of scriptural reading and interpretation for our times.