My Basket

You’re $99.00 away from free shipping!

Your cart is empty

You’re $99.00 away from free shipping!

The Future of the Word

Paperback

|

01 July 2014

|

Eschatology

Have a question? Chat to our team.

In scripture, Jesus promises a future that potentially infuses all texts: "my words will not pass away" (Matt 24:28). This book argues that texts - even literary texts - have an eschatology, too, a part in God's purpose for the cosmos. They, with all creation, move toward participation in the...

In scripture, Jesus promises a future that potentially infuses all texts: "my words will not pass away" (Matt 24:28). This book argues that texts - even literary texts - have an eschatology, too, a part in God's purpose for the cosmos. They, with all creation, move toward participation in the new creation, in the Trinity's expanding, creative love. This eschatological future for texts impacts how we understand meaning making, from the level of semiology to that of hermeneutics. This book tells the story of how readers participate in the future of the word, the eschatology of texts. If texts have a future in the kingdom of God, then readers' engagements with them-everything from preservation and utterance to translation, criticism, and call and response-can cultivate those futures in the love of the Trinity. Kriner explores how the fallenness and failures of texts, alongside readers' own failures, while seeming to challenge the future of the word, ultimately point to reading as a posture of reconciliation, in which reader and text meet in the Maranatha of all text.

$59.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $15.00 with
Order today for it to arrive in 6-8 weeks
Max quantity reached
Note: This item is a backorder. Purchase now and we’ll notify you when it’s ready for delivery or pick-up.
Delivery Order today for it to arrive in 6-8 weeks
Find in Store
Find in Store
Have a question? Chat to our team.

In scripture, Jesus promises a future that potentially infuses all texts: "my words will not pass away" (Matt 24:28). This book argues that texts - even literary texts - have an eschatology, too, a part in God's purpose for the cosmos. They, with all creation, move toward participation in the...

In scripture, Jesus promises a future that potentially infuses all texts: "my words will not pass away" (Matt 24:28). This book argues that texts - even literary texts - have an eschatology, too, a part in God's purpose for the cosmos. They, with all creation, move toward participation in the new creation, in the Trinity's expanding, creative love. This eschatological future for texts impacts how we understand meaning making, from the level of semiology to that of hermeneutics. This book tells the story of how readers participate in the future of the word, the eschatology of texts. If texts have a future in the kingdom of God, then readers' engagements with them-everything from preservation and utterance to translation, criticism, and call and response-can cultivate those futures in the love of the Trinity. Kriner explores how the fallenness and failures of texts, alongside readers' own failures, while seeming to challenge the future of the word, ultimately point to reading as a posture of reconciliation, in which reader and text meet in the Maranatha of all text.
The Future of the Word $59.99
Koorong code 412806
ISBN 9781451470321
Pages 224
Publisher Augsburg/Fortress Press
Publication date 01 July 2014
Dimensions 23 x 60 x 90mm
Weight 0.499kg
DeliveryOrder today for it to arrive in 6-8 weeks
Returns

Enjoy peace of mind with our 60-day hassle-free returns, whether you shop online or in store.

Click here to learn more.