To Each Its Own Meaning : An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their Applications

Name: To Each Its Own Meaning : An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their Applications
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ISBN: 9780664252366

ISBN-10: 0664252362

ISBN-13: 9780664252366

Edition: 1st

Authors: Steven L. McKenzie, Stephen R. Haynes

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This single volume introduces the reader to the most important methods of biblical criticism by giving equal time to historical and literary approaches. Each chapter addresses five sets of issues: (1) definition of the method, important terms and concepts, the history of its development, assumptions made about the relationship of text and history, and prospects for the future; (2) the method in relation to others discussed in this book; (3) the method in action, with reference to a particular text in either Genesis or Luke-Acts; (4) the drawbacks of the method; and (5) suggested reading for those who wish to study further. Chapter topics include reading the Bible historically, by J. Maxwell…

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List price: $19.95
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Introduction	p. 1
Traditional Methods of Biblical Criticism
Reading the Bible Historically: The Historian's Approach	p. 11
Source Criticism	p. 29
Tradition-Historical Criticism	p. 53
Form Criticism	p. 69
Redaction Criticism	p. 87
Expanding the Tradition
Social-Scientific Criticism	p. 103
Canonical Criticism	p. 121
Rhetorical Criticism	p. 135
Overturning the Tradition
Structural Criticism	p. 153
Narrative Criticism	p. 171
Reader-Response Criticism	p. 197
Poststructuralist Criticism	p. 221
Reading the Bible Ideologically: Feminist Criticism	p. 237
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