The Saint's Life and the Senses of Scripture: Hagiography as Exegesis
The Saint's Life and the Senses of Scripture: Hagiography as Exegesis examines saints’ lives as interpretive works. Ann W. Astell considers how hagiography engages Scripture, offering a study of the connections among religious biography, biblical interpretation, and theological reading.
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The Saint's Life and the Senses of Scripture: Hagiography as Exegesis explores the relationship between saints’ lives and the interpretation of Scripture.
Ann W. Astell presents hagiography as a form of exegesis, highlighting how religious biography can participate in theological and biblical reading.
The book connects literary approaches to saintly narratives with broader questions about scriptural meaning and religious interpretation.
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