Reading the Good Book well: a guide to biblical interpretation
Title Statements
- Full title :Reading the Good Book well : a guide to biblical interpretation / Jerry Camery-Hoggatt.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Abingdon Press
- Place of Publication:Nashville
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 240 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780687642755, 0687642752
- oclc:ocm82472562
- LC Classification:BS2331
- Dewey Decimal:220.601
Table of Contents
Reading the Bible and aching for God -- It isn't just about God; it's also about Garry : the problem of hermeneutics -- The Bible says it; I believe it; that settles it--oh really? : introducing paradigms -- Reconstructing the original wording : the discipline of textual criticism -- Your version, my version : thinking about translation theory -- The master paradigm : an introduction to exegesis -- How we fill in gaps : an introduction to schemas -- How we find out about schemas : the discipline of lexicography -- How we find out about cultural knowledge and practices : the discipline of backgrounds -- How we find out about cultural norms : the discipline of social science -- How we find out about genre : the discipline of form criticism -- How we find out about historical contexts : the discipline of introduction -- How we disambiguate : getting to the gist -- How we recognize polyvalence : dealing with double exposures -- How we deal with intertextuality : dialogues between texts -- How we deal with sequence and pace : aspects of literary criticism -- Pulling it all together -- Looking ahead, looking beyond : a concluding unacademic postscript.
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