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Book SynopsisThis collection of classic essays explores major developments and principal approaches to interpreting the Bible from Greco-Roman times through the present.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The History of Biblical Interpretation
Part One: Prerabbinic Jewish Interpretation (150 B.C.E.-70 C.E.)
1. Ancient Greek Translation of Hebrew Scriptures: The Aristeas Legend
2. Biblical Commentary in the Dead Sea Scrolls
3. Philosophical Allegory: Philo of Alexandria
Part Two: Patristic Interpretation and Its Legacy (150-1500 C.E.)
4. Christian Fulfillment of Prophecy: Justin Martyr
5. Penetrating the Inner Meaning of Scripture: Origen
6. Principles for Typological Interpretation: Tyconius
7. Figurative, Literal, and Christian Meanings from Scripture: Augustine
8. Anchoring the Text in History: Early Syrian Biblical Interpretation: Theodore of Mopsuestia and Theodoret of Cyrus
9. Spiritual Application of the Bible: Gregory the Great
10. How Can a Text Bear Multiple Meanings? Thomas Aquinas
11. Medieval Recognition of the Literal Sense: Nicholas of Lyra and the
Glossa ordinaria on Psalm 23
Part Three: Rabbinic Interpretation and Its Legacy (150-1500 C.E.)
12. An Overview of the Classical Jewish Interpretive Tradition
13. Halakic Interpretation of the Scriptures: Sabbath Law in Exodus 31:12-17; The
Mekilta of Rabbi Ishmael; The Palestinian Talmud, Tractate
Yoma 8.3-5; Rabbi Shlomo YitzHaqi (Rashi); Rabbi Moses ben Nahman (Ramban, Nahmanides)
14. Haggadic Interpretation of the Scriptures: Psalm 23 in the
Yalqut Shim'oni
15. Systematically Philosophical Jewish Exegesis: Sa'adia ben Joseph
Part Four: Modern Interpretation (1500-Present)
16. Renaissance Scholarship: Psalm 23 in
Critici sacri
17. Allegory, Authorial Intent, and Christian Doctrine: John Calvin
18. Enlightenment Rationality for Understanding Scripture: Baruch Spinoza
19. Renewing the Jewish Past to Engage with the Present: Moses Mendelssohn
20. Historical Criticism Rigorously Applied to the Gospels: David Friedrich Strauss
21. Recognizing Genres in Scripture: Hermann Gunkel
22. Searching for the Origins of the Jesus Tradition: Rudolph Bultmann
23. Archaeology and Biblical Interpretation: William F. Albright
24. Disconnection between Ancient and Modern Worldviews: Langdon Gilkey
25. Salvation History and Modern Historiography: Christian Hartlich
Part Five: Late Modern Interpretation (1970-Present)
26. Canonical Interpretation: Brevard Childs
27. The Wisdom of the Fathers: David C. Steinmetz
28. Jews, Christians, and Theological Interpretation of the Bible: Jon Levenson
29. The Illusion of Objective Biblical Interpretation: Walter Wink
30. Rhetorical Interpretation of the Bible's Literature: Phyllis Trible
31. Nonobjective Validity in Literary Biblical Interpretation: Edgar V. McKnight
32. Unmasking Ideologies in Biblical Interpretation: Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
33. Biblical Rhetoric and Revelation: Dale Patrick
34. The Multiple Voices of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation: Fernando F. Segovia
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