Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge AUTH-4314787 Jesus' works of healing tend

Jesus' works of healing tend to be downplayed and understood as little more than a demonstration of his divine power

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Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge AUTH-4314787 Jesus' works of healing tendIs there a meaning in the Bible, or is meaning rather a matter of who is reading or of how one reads? Does Christian doctrine have anything to contribute to debates about interpretation, literary theory, and post modernity? These are questions of crucial importance for contemporary biblical studies and theology alike. Kevin Vanhoozer contends that the postmodern crisis in hermeneutics "incredulity towards meaning," a deep set skepticism concerning the