| Author | : Eta Linnemann |
| Publisher | : Kregel Academic & Professional |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780825430954 |
A former liberal scholar and student of Rudolph Bultmann and Ernst Fuchs tells how modern biblical scholarship has drifted far from the truth, and why its assumptions are nonetheless so influential and thereby dangerous.
| Author | : John Barton |
| Publisher | : Presbyterian Publishing Corp |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 066422587X |
Biblical criticism faces increasing hostility on two fronts: from biblical conservatives, who claim it is inherently positivistic and religiously skeptical, and from postmodernists, who see it as driven by the falsities of objectivity and neutrality. In this magisterial overview of the key factors and developments in biblical studies, John Barton demonstrates that these evaluations of biblical criticism fail to do justice to the work that has been done by critical scholars over many generations. Traditional biblical criticism has had as its central concern a semantic interest: a desire to establish the "plain sense" of the biblical text, which in itself requires sensitivity to many literary aspects of texts. Therefore, he argues, biblical criticism already includes many of the methodological approaches now being recommended as alternatives to it and, further, the agenda of biblical studies is far less fragmented than often thought.
| Author | : Eta Linnemann |
| Publisher | : Kregel Publications |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Bible |
| ISBN | : 9780825430886 |
A former liberal scholar puts modern biblical criticism on trial—detailing how biblical critics often hold to biases rather than fact. First English edition.
| Author | : Mark S. Gignilliat |
| Publisher | : Zondervan Academic |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2012-06-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310589673 |
Mark Gignilliat discusses critical theologians and their theories of Old Testament interpretation in this concise overview, providing a working knowledge of the historical foundation of contemporary discussions on Old Testament interpretation. Old Testament interpretation developed as theologians and scholars proposed critical theories over time. These figures contributed to a large, developing complex of ideas and trends that serves as the foundation of contemporary discussions on interpretation. Mark Gignilliat brings these figures and their theories together in A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism. His discussion is driven by influential thinkers such as Baruch Spinoza and the critical tradition, Johann Semler and historical criticism, Hermann Gunkel and romanticism, Gerhard von Rad and the tradition-historical approach, Brevard Childs and the canonical approach, and more. This concise overview is ideal for classroom use as it provides a working knowledge of the major critical interpreters of the Old Testament, their approach to the subject matter, and the philosophical background of their approaches. Further reading lists direct readers to additional resources on specific theologians and theories. This book will serve as a companion to the forthcoming textbook Believing Criticism by Richard Schultz.
| Author | : Michael Lieb |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks Online |
| Total Pages | : 742 |
| Release | : 2011-01-13 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0199204543 |
This wide-ranging volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts; Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of twelve key biblical books that have been influential in the history of interpretation. Part II offers a series of in-depth case studies of the interpretation of particular biblical passages or books.
| Author | : Elliott E. Johnson |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 1999-10-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780310230793 |
The purpose of this book is to provide an understanding of the rules of Bible interpretation and to lay the groundwork for testing the validity of one's interpretation and application.. Expository Hermeneutics breaks new ground in developing principles and strategies for the historico-grammatical, or 'literal', interpretation of scripture.
| Author | : J. W. Rogerson |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 915 |
| Release | : 2006-03-17 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0191568996 |
The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. Study of the Bible demands expertise in fields ranging from Archaeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, and Linguistics through textual, historical, and sociological studies to Literary Theory, Feminism, Philosophy, and Theology, to name only some. This authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline will, therefore, be an invaluable reference work for all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Biblical studies.
| Author | : James Barr |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780199280537 |
The end of the millennium sees biblical study in a state of transition. The traditional position of historical approaches is widely questioned and `historical criticism' is regarded as passe. There is a search for approaches - literary or sociological - that are less tied to history. On the other hand there is a more radical approach to the history of Israel, that sees true history as distinct from the biblical narrative and dependent on sources other than the Bible. Biblical narratives thus express not the actual events but the ideological and religious aspirations of writers in much later times. `Ideology' has become one of the key words, but is used in very divergent ways. All this is linked with the intellectual movement known as post-modernism. Some connections between post-modernism and theology are suggested by Professor Barr in the final chapter. This book is important because it tries to bring together various threads of these different movements and to state a position from which we may advance into the new millennium.
| Author | : John Joseph Collins |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2005-11-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780802828927 |
In The Bible after Babel John J. Collins considers the effect of the postmodern situation on biblical, primarily Old Testament, criticism over the last three decades. Collins examines the quest of historical criticism to objectively establish a text's basic meaning. Accepting that the Bible may no longer provide secure "foundations" for faith, Collins still highlights its ethical challenge to be concerned for "the other"--A challenge central both to Old Testament ethics and to the teaching of Jesus. --from publisher description.
