Philip R. Davies, Whose Bible Is It Anyway?

Bibliographical details: Davies, P. R. (2004). Whose Bible Is It Anyway? 2nd ed. London: T & T Clark International. Publisher’s information: Can religious writings make sense to any reader who does not accept the reality of the deities to which they refer? Do Christians understand the Old Testament better than the Jews understand their Bible? [...]

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Ellen F. Davis and Richard B. Hays (eds), The Art of Reading Scripture

Bibliographical details: Davis, E. F., and R. B. Hays. (2003). The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Publisher’s information: The difficulty of interpreting the Bible is felt all over today. Is the Bible still authoritative for the faith and practice of the church? If so, in what way? What practices of reading offer [...]

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V. George Shillington, Reading the Sacred Text: An Introduction to Biblical Studies

Bibliographical details: Shillington, V. G. (2002). Reading the Sacred Text: An Introduction to Biblical Studies. London: T & T Clark. Publisher’s information: This comprehensive textbook introduces the reader to the multi-faceted discipline of biblical studies. The more the reader knows about the Scriptures, their literary and rhetorical texture, and their social, cultural and political context, [...]

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David Jasper, A Short Introduction to Hermeneutics

Bibliographical details: Jasper, D. (2004). A Short Introduction to Hermeneutics. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. Publisher’s information: Accessibly surveying the approaches to hermeneutics from the patristic period to the present day, Jasper’s Short Introduction provides an introduction to the philosophical issues underlying the development of hermeneutics as well as a theoretical basis for understanding [...]

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Walter Brueggemann, Texts under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination

Bibliographical details: Brueggemann, W. (1993). Texts under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Publisher’s information: Walter Brueggemann issues a passionate call for a bold restructuring of the imagination of faith in our ‘postmodern’ context. Old assumptions – rational, objectivist, absolutist – have for the most part given way to new outlooks, which [...]

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John Barton (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

Bibliographical details: Barton, John (ed.) (1998). The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Publisher’s information: This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary [...]

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