Lawrence Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

Bibliographical details: Boadt, L. (1984). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press. Publisher’s information: Reading the Old Testament is a clear and carefully organized introduction for contemporary readers. It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, [...]

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Review of Adam, Fowl, Vanhoozer and Watson, Reading Scripture with the Church: Toward a Hermeneutic for Theological Interpretation

Bibliographical details: Adam, A. K. M., S. E. Fowl, K. J. Vanhoozer, and F. Watson. (2006). Reading Scripture with the Church: Toward a Hermeneutic for Theological Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. Publisher’s information: Reading Scripture with the Church is the result of years of debate and discussion among four leading scholars of biblical interpretation [...]

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John Goldingay, Models for Interpretation of Scripture

Bibliographical details: Goldingay, J. (1995). Models for Interpretation of Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Publisher’s information: This definitive study looks at the task of interpreting Scripture by exploring four broad models for understanding Scripture, namely, ‘witnessing tradition,’ ‘authoritative canon,’ ‘inspired word,’ and ‘experienced revelation.’ The diversity of interpretive approaches implied by the use of these [...]

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Walter Brueggemann, A Social Reading of the Old Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel’s Communal Life

Bibliographical details: Brueggemann, W. (1994). A Social Reading of the Old Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel’s Communal Life, ed. P. D. Miller. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Publisher’s information: In this book Walter Brueggemann raises a variety of contemporary and intriguing questions on the relation of society and text in the Old Testament, among them: the hidden [...]

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Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament

Bibliographical details: Brown, R. E. (1999). An Introduction to the New Testament. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday. Publisher’s information: From the experience of a lifetime of scholarship, preaching, teaching, and writing, Raymond E. Brown covers the entire scope of the New Testament with ease and clarity. He walks readers book by book [...]

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