| A Strategy for Reading Biblical Texts Contributor(s): Gossai, Hemchand (Editor), Lim, Johnson T. K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820450286 ISBN-13: 9780820450285 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $85.03 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Theology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 220.601 |
| LCCN: 00030646 |
| Series: Studies in Biblical Literature |
| Physical Information: 152 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Strategy of Reading Biblical Texts provides a fresh impetus to the ongoing debate of hermeneutics and methods in biblical scholarship by examining three core hermeneutical strategies. These are author-oriented, text-oriented, and reader-oriented approaches. It also critiques the contributions and limitations of each strategy and argues for a hermeneutical strategy that takes into account the micro and macro biblical corpora. Readers are challenged to apply basic hermeneutical protocols when reading biblical texts. A theological reading of the biblical texts is crucial and vital because the Bible is a theological document. This book also addresses some of the pivotal but nagging questions of meaning, authority, and the reader's context. |