{"product_id":"the-spirit-and-the-letter-on-the-interpretation-of-scripture-hardcover","title":"The Spirit and the Letter: On the Interpretation of Scripture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiorgio Agamben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Kirkland\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistinguished philosopher Giorgio Agamben offers an archaeological inquiry into the problem of scriptural interpretation. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The problem of interpreting Scripture--above all, sacred scripture, but ultimately any form of writing--coincides with the very history of Western culture. It is no surprise, then, that an archaeological inquiry such as the one proposed here--on the problem of interpretation from Origen to Auerbach, from the Talmud to Benjamin--might hold unexpected revelations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential reading for scholars of theology, religious studies, and hermeneutics interested in the history of scriptural interpretation, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit and the Letter \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights how the interpretation of Scripture reveals itself as inseparable from ethics and politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Agamben\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher and writer whose works have been translated and studied worldwide. His Homo Sacer project marked a turning point in contemporary political thought. \u003cb\u003eScott Kirkland\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of political theology, philosophy, and theological ethics and serves as Research Coordinator in the Theological School of Trinity College, University of Melbourne. He is the author of Into the \u003ci\u003eFar Country: Karl Barth and the Modern Subject\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of the \u003ci\u003eGuide to Eschatology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821730148601,"sku":"9781803096407","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4urjHJNpOd9781803096407.webp?v=1786786636","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-spirit-and-the-letter-on-the-interpretation-of-scripture-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}