A collection of essays seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God.
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A collection of essays seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God.
That question has echoed through a thousand debates in the life of the worldwide church. All churches have officially endorsed strong statements about the centrality of scripture and its authority in their mission, life, doctrine, and discipline. But there is no agreement on wha…
The Bible was, by any measure, the most important book in early modern England. It preoccupied the scholarship of the era, and suffused the idioms of literature and speech. Political ideas rode on its interpretation and deployed its terms. It was intricately related to the proje…
This controversial book explores the presence of the fantastic in Biblical and related texts, and the influence of Biblical traditions on contemporary fantasy writing, cinema, music and art. The contributors apply a variety of critical concepts and methods from the field of fant…
This volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts. Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of 12 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 par…
This volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts. Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of 12 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 par…
Brennan W. Breed claims that biblical interpretation should focus on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process rather than a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, Breed proposes that scholars approach the p…
