{"product_id":"the-spirit-and-the-letter-giorgio-agamben-9781803096407","title":"The Spirit and the Letter: On the Interpretation of Scripture","description":"\u003cb\u003eDistinguished philosopher Giorgio Agamben offers an archaeological inquiry into the problem of scriptural interpretation. \u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giorgio Agamben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803096403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803096407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Giorgio Agamben","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437536293119,"sku":"9781803096407","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6aeab1eb-daeb-4249-809c-5d189114e9a6.jpg?v=1777162487","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-and-the-letter-giorgio-agamben-9781803096407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}