title: Faith, the Fount of Exegesis: The Interpretation of Scripture in the Light of the History of Research on the Old Testament
author: Ignacio Carbajosa
description: Ignacio Carbajosa, Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, is a Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at the San Dmaso University in Madrid. He is the editor in chief of the journal Estudios Bblicos, a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, and author of numerous books on Scripture including <i>The Character of the Syriac Version of Psalms</i> and <i>A Scribe in the King's Court: Read the Old Testament from Christ</i>.
zlib_text: FAITH, THE FOUNT OF EXEGESIS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ignacio Carbajosa
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Faith, the Fount of Exegesis
  
  
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  The Interpretation of Scripture  
  in Light of the History of Research  
  on the Old Testament
  
  
  TRANSLATED BY PAUL STEVENSON
  
  
  IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Original Spanish edition:  
  De la fe nace la exégesis:  
  La interpretación de la Escritura  
  a la luz de la historia de la investigación  
  sobre el Antiguo Testamento
  
  
  © 2011 by Ignacio Carbajosa  
  © 2011 by Editorial Verbo Divino,  
  Estella (Navarra), Spain
  
  
  Cover designed by Roxanne Mei Lum
  
  
  Cover art:
  
  
  Mosaic of three sacrifices pre-figuring the Eucharist:  
  Abel, Melchisedech, and Abraham and Isaac
  
  
  Basilica San Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, 6th century a.d.  
  Alfredo Dagli Orti/Art Resource, New York
  
  
  © 2013 by Editorial Verbo Divino
  
  
  All rights reserved
  
  
  Published in 2013 by Ignatius Press, San Francisco
  
  
  ISBN 978-1-58617-788-1
  
  
  Library of Congress Control Number 2013940750
  
  
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