An encyclopedic guide to the interpretation and understanding of biblical literature. Though written by members of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, the 1,450 original entries by some 225 contributors are diverse in viewpoint and devoid of theological prescription. They're
An encyclopedic guide to the interpretation and understanding of biblical literature. Though written by members of the National Association of Baptist...
This is a twenty-first century postmodern approach to interpreting Jesus Christ. Jesus' identity is not simply 'out there' to be discovered scientifically. Jesus' identity is shaped historically in believers' experience with him. Interpretation of Jesus of Nazareth, the significance of Jesus Christ, and Christian identity operate and interact in the same fashion as the hermeneutical circle. These elements simultaneously call forth and justify themselves and each other. This book addresses twenty-first-century Christians who are challenged intellectually and spiritually to read the Gospels'...
This is a twenty-first century postmodern approach to interpreting Jesus Christ. Jesus' identity is not simply 'out there' to be discovered scientific...
This publication presents the rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament. The tradition of study represented in the essays lies at the conjunction of developments in biblical studies and literary criticism: (1) the exhaustion of New Testament historical criticism in general and redaction criticism in particular; (2) the waning of Formalist-New Critical approaches in literary study; and (3) the emphasis upon the text in terms of language and discourse as the 'free play of signifiers'. The essays deal with theory, exegesis, and their...
This publication presents the rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament. The tradition of study repre...