Bibliographical details:
Holgate, D., and R. Starr. (2006). SCM Studyguide to Biblical Hermeneutics. London: SCM Press.
Publisher’s information:
SCM Studyguide to Biblical Hermeneutics offers entry-level undergraduates a framework for interpreting the Bible. The book goes beyond offering guidance on how to do exegesis, and is intended as a practical tool to help readers develop good interpretative strategies for themselves. As such it features pedagogical tools such as Try it Out boxes to assist students to develop a tested and thought-through overall interpretative strategy of their own.
Market-tested to ensure a good coverage of the typical topics found on a standard level-one hermeneutics course, SCM Studyguide to Biblical Hermeneutics is designed as a practical and comprehensive companion to coursework, be that within a secular institution, a theological institution or within Church reading groups. The authors set out from the beginning to make clear that interpretation of the Bible is largely affected by the reader’s own situation and therefore, the text is designed to guide the reader through the myriad of accepted methods of interpretation, no matter what the reader’s own perspective or situation may be.
David Holgate is Vice Principal and Dean of Studies at the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme. He has particular interests in New Testament studies, biblical interpretation and mission.
Rachel Starr is a doctoral candidate at ISEDET, Buenos Aires. She was previously a member of the academic staff at the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme. Her research interests include Latin American feminist theologies, economic and environmental ethics, racial justice, and biblical interpretation.
Table of contents:
[As the table of contents is too brief to be of real help, I have added additional information in square brackets.]
Acknowledgements … ix
Introduction … xi
1 Where Do We Want to Go? … 1
[Using this book; Identifying our reason for reading the Bible; Identifying our reason for reading a passage; Provisional and responsible interpretation]
2 Past Experience and Present Expectations … 8
[The Bible's influence; The Bible in society; Cultural interpretations of the Bible; The unfamiliar world of the Bible; The authority of the Bible; Reading the Bible as a whole; Canon formation; Canonical diversity and intertextuality; The use of a lectionary in worship; Unity in diversity?]
3 Tools for Exegesis … 44
[Learning to do exegesis; Synchronic approaches; Discourse analysis; Narrative criticism; Diachronic approaches; Textual criticism; Form criticism; Source criticism; Tradition criticism; Redaction criticism; Impact history]
4 Our Reality … 89
[The role of the reader; Reader-response criticism; Reading in community; The Church as an interpretative community]
5 Committed Readings … 122
[Postcolonial criticism; Ideological perspectives; Feminist criticism; Social scientific criticism; deconstruction; Faith perspectives; Canonical criticism; Using commentaries]
6 Enabling Dialogue with the Text … 153
[Relationship between text and reader; Hermeneutical keys; Reading as story]
7 Our Goal - Life-Affirming Interpretations … 181
[Revisiting our start point; Seeking healing, transformation and liberation]
Summary of the Interpretative Process … 192
References and Further Reading … 196
Index of Subjects … 207
Index of Names … 212
Index of Biblical References … 215
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