TY - MANSCPT AU - Collett,Don C. TI - Figural reading and the Old Testament: theology and practice SN - 9781540962768 (hpb) AV - BS476 .C576 2020 U1 - 221.601 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Hermeneutics KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and indexes; Introduction: A world well lost : The eclipse of Old Testament consciousness -- Biblical models for figural reading -- Figural reading and scripture's literal sense -- Figural reading, metaphor, and theological exegesis -- Figural reading and modernity N2 - "Examines the tension between figural and literal modes of exegesis and offers theological readings of several significant Old Testament passages"-- ER -