Research Catalog

Title

Research Seminar on Non-Biblical Scriptures / edited by D.S. Amalorpavadass.

Author

Research Seminar on Non-Biblical Scriptures (1974 : Bangalore, India)

Publication

Bangalore, India : National Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical Centre, [pref. 1974]

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Details

Additional Authors

Amalorpavadass, D. S.

Description

707 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Comparative study of Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam; comprises papers of a seminar organized by National Biblical, Catechetical, and Liturgial Centre, Bangalor.

Subject

• Sacred books > Comparative studies > Congresses
• Heilige boeken
• Heilige Schrift
• Theologie
• Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Indien

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. A year-long preparation for the seminar -- 2. Inaugural session -- Words of welcome -- Introductory speech -- Inaugural address -- Revised time table -- List of participants -- 3. Research papers -- Letter and spirit: the role of the book in the Christian economy -- The integration into Scripture of originally non-Jewish religious literature -- The co-existence of the bible and the non-christian sacred scripture -- The inspiration of the old testament as seen by the new and its implication for the possible inspiration of non-christian scripture -- The cosmic economy of the spirit and the sacred scriptures of religious traditions -- Biblical inspirations as"Parama-Vyanjama -- An approach to the problem of inspiration in the non-biblical scriptures -- Holy scripture and community -- The doctrine of the "seeds of the word" in the apologies of St. Justin, martyr -- Text and context: the place of non-biblical readings in the liturgy -- The attitude of the early church towards non-christian religions and their scriptures -- Reflections of a christina on the Upanishads -- How Christ is pre-figured in the Hindu-scripture -- The status of the scriptures in the "Holy History" of India -- Reflections on Hindu religious texts -- Revelation in the hindu scripture -- Sankara's conception of Sruti as a Pramana -- Scriptural hermeneutics according to the vedantic Bhashyakaras -- Vedic inspiration in the light of indo-european traditions -- Search for a theology in the Rigveda (Rg-Veda) -- Meditation on OM in the Upanishads -- The divine origin of the Prabandham -- Canonical books of Saivism and Vaishnavism in Tamil -- Self Understanding of'Saiva Siddhanta' scriptures -- Krishna Avatara as Revelation of God in the Bhagavadgita -- Revelation withput a God: Kumarila's theory of Sabdapramanam -- The muslim understanding of the scriptures -- Points of comparison between the Qu'ran and the new testament -- Inspiration , revelation and prayer of the Qu'ran -- The relevance of linguistic analysis to the theological problem of inspiration -- Religious language in a dialogic context: a linguistic approach -- Hermeneutics of religious language -- 4. Disciplinewise study of the subject -- the bible -- Theology -- Liturgy, patrology and spirituality -- Comparative study of religions: hinduism -- Comparative study of religions: islam -- Philosophy of language -- 5. Interdisciplanary workshop on the theological basis with special concerns -- Theology -- Liturgy -- Pastorale -- 6. Report declaration on the seminar -- 7. Concluding session.

LCCN

76901253

OCLC

• ocm02655784
• 2655784
• SCSB-208201

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library