Orthodox and Wesleyan Scriptural

"These essays address scriptural authority and interpretation in the Orthodox and Wesleyan traditions. Rooted within their respective faith communities, the authors avoid false convergences but acknowledge viable commonalities, thus setting an innovative tone for ecumenical study and dialogue."--BOOK JACKET.

Abbreviations

7

(2)

Contributors

9

(2)

S T KIMBROUGH, JR.

Introduction

11

(10)

PART 1 Orthodox Scriptural Understanding and Practice

1. PETROS VASSILIADIS

Canon and Authority of Scripture: An Orthodox Hermeneutical Perspective

21

(16)

2. JOHN A. MCGUCKIN

Patterns of Biblical Exegesis in the Cappadocian Fathers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and Gregory of Nyssa

37

(18)

3. THEODORE STYLIANOPOULOS

Holy Scripture, Interpretation, and Spiritual Cognition in St. Simeon the New Theologian

55

(18)

4. ELIZABETH THEOKRITOFF

Praying the Scriptures in Orthodox Worship

73

(16)

5. DIMITAR POPMARINOV KIROV

The Mysticism of Light in the Scriptures and in the Orthodox Worship Tradition

89

(18)

PART 2 Mutual Learning between Orthodox and Methodists

6. JAMES H. CHARLESWORTH

Two Similar Spiritual Paths: Methodism and Greek Orthodoxy

107

(24)

7. TAMARA GRDZELIDZE

The Authority of Scriptural Interpretation: An Orthodox Perspective on the Positions of John Wesley and Modern Methodism

131

(6)

8. FRANCES YOUNG

God's Word Proclaimed: The Homiletics of Grace and Demand in John Chrysostom and John Wesley

137

(12)

9. NICHOLAS LOSSKY

Lancelot Andrewes: A Bridge between Orthodoxy and the Wesley Brothers in the Realm of Prayer

149

(8)

PART 3 Wesleyan Scriptural Understanding and Practice

10. TED A. CAMPBELL

Scripture and Tradition in the Wesleyan Tradition

157

(14)

11. S T KIMBROUGH, JR.

Charles Wesley's Lyrical Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

171

(36)

12. KENNETH CARVELEY

The Visitation of the Word

207

(14)

13. GEORGE MULRAIN

The Impact of the Psalms on Worship within Methodism

221

(10)

14. MAXINE WALKER

At Home in the Body of Scripture

231

(12)

15. TIMOTHY L. BRYAN

The Use of Scripture in the Lives of Early Methodist Preachers

243

(16)

PART 4 Liturgy and Scriptural Interpretation

16. ELIZABETH THEOKRITOFF

The Poet as Expositor in the Golden Age of Byzantine Hymnography and in the Experience of the Church

259

(18)

17. GRANT SPERRY WHITE

The Recovery of the Great Eucharistic Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

277

(16)

18. KAREN B. WESTERFIELD TUCKER

The Liturgical Functioning of Orthodox Troparia and Wesleyan Hymns

293

(12)

19. THOMAS HOPKO

The Transfiguration Liturgy in the Orthodox Church

305

(16)

20. GEOFFREY WAINWRIGHT

The Transfiguration of Jesus in Wesleyan Exegesis and Application

321

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