Biblical Interpretation Past and Present

Name: Biblical Interpretation Past and Present
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ISBN: 9780830815654

ISBN-10: 0830815651

ISBN-13: 9780830815654

Edition: 1996

Authors: Gerald L. Bray

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Never before has there been so much scholarly effort devoted to the study of the Bible. And yet, ironically, the church is in perilous danger of forgetting its rich inheritance of biblical interpretation. With this textbook, Gerald Bray sounds the call to draw biblical interpretation back to the heart of the church. Evangelical in perspective but ecumenical in both its historical breadth and its vision of the future, Bray's work is a comprehensive guide to biblical interpretation, past and present.Bray begins by introducing basic concepts in biblical interpretation that have remained constant through the ages: divine revelation, the nature of the canon, the relation of the biblical text to…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 2/28/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Introduction: The purpose and method of this book



The Bible and its interpretation: Principles and definitions



Before Historical Criticism



The beginnings of biblical interpretation



Patristic interpretation



Medieval interpretation



The Renaissance and Reformation



The Historical-Critical Method



The beginning of the historical-critical method


The nineteenth century (1800-1918)



The Old Testament from De Wette to Wellhausen



The New Testament from Schleiermacher to Schweitzer


The mid-twentieth century (1918-75)



Old Testament criticism after Wellhausen



New Testament criticism after Schweitzer



The Contemporary Scene



Academic trends in interpretation



Social trends in interpretation



Evangelical trends in interpretation


Conclusion


General bibliography


Index of names


Index of subjects


Index of Scripture passages