Voted one of Christianity Today's 1997 Books of the Year!Never before has there been so much scholarly effort devoted to the study of the Bible. And yet, ironically, the church is in perilous danger o
Reventlow (emeritus Old Testament exegesis and theology and Protestant theology, U. of the Ruhr, Germany) begins here a four-volume series tracing more than two millennia of biblical interpretation. T
From the very beginning, Holy Scripture has always been interpreted Scripture, and its interpretation determined the development and the history of both early Judaism and the first centuries of the Ch
Biblical interpretation is facing a crisis. Is Biblical interpretation the result of someone’s particular perspective or personal point of view? Is there no basis upon which we can discover and hold t
The Dead Sea Scrolls are an invaluable source of information about Jewish biblical interpretation in antiquity. This volume by preeminent scholars in the field examines central aspects of scriptural i
In this introduction to the use of linguistics in biblical interpretation, Peter Cotterell and Max Turner focus on the concept of meaning, the significance of author, text and reader, and the use of d
Biblical Interpretation: A Roadmap is a guide to discovering and asking the key questions - about biblical texts, about readers of the Bible, and about the interaction of the two - that forms the basi
This book seizes the opportunity to reassess the discipline of biblical studies from the foundation up and forges creative new ways for reopening the book for our culture.
Drawing on a broad array of contributors, volume seven of the Scripture and Hermeneutics Series assesses the current state of canonical interpretation and uses that as a starting point for exploring i
This textbook for students of biblical studies and theology integrates features of existing Hebrew grammars with a new approach designed to promote better learning outcomes. The Society of Biblical Li
