Biblical interpretation : an integrated approach / W. Randolph Tate.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1997.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xxvi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1565632524
  • 9781565632523
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 476 .T375 1997
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: A Journey into Three Worlds -- Ch. 1. Why Study Backgrounds? An Apology for Historical Research -- Ch. 2. Importance of Language: The Grammatical Background -- Ch. 3. Reading and the World Behind the Text: The Historical and Ideological Backgrounds -- Ch. 4. Bible as Literature and Literary Forms -- Ch. 5. How the Hebrew Bible Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 6. How the New Testament Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 7. What Happens When We Read? -- Ch. 8. What the Reader Brings to the Text: The Role of Reader Presuppositions -- Ch. 9. How Methods Affect Interpretation -- Ch. 10. Mark's Gospel and the Merging of Three Worlds -- Ch. 11. Never-Ending Story.
Summary: Discusses the author-centered, text-centered, and reader-centered approaches to Bible interpretation. Advocates an integrated approach for the best understanding of biblical texts. Uses concrete examples to demonstrate the benefits of integrated analysis.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267) and indexes.

Introduction: A Journey into Three Worlds -- Ch. 1. Why Study Backgrounds? An Apology for Historical Research -- Ch. 2. Importance of Language: The Grammatical Background -- Ch. 3. Reading and the World Behind the Text: The Historical and Ideological Backgrounds -- Ch. 4. Bible as Literature and Literary Forms -- Ch. 5. How the Hebrew Bible Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 6. How the New Testament Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 7. What Happens When We Read? -- Ch. 8. What the Reader Brings to the Text: The Role of Reader Presuppositions -- Ch. 9. How Methods Affect Interpretation -- Ch. 10. Mark's Gospel and the Merging of Three Worlds -- Ch. 11. Never-Ending Story.

Discusses the author-centered, text-centered, and reader-centered approaches to Bible interpretation. Advocates an integrated approach for the best understanding of biblical texts. Uses concrete examples to demonstrate the benefits of integrated analysis.

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