Scripture History and Interpretation

includes index and biblioraphy

Part I: In Human Words 1 Chapter 1: Out of History 3 The Tribes of Israel 3 The Monarchy 6 Postexilic Israel 10 Hellenistic Period 12 Roman Period 15 Summary 16 Chapter 2: In a Place 17 Shrines 18 Cities 21 Culture 23 Summary 27 Chapter 3: About God 28 Images of God 28 Covenant 35 Worship and Prayer 40 Summary 49 Chapter 4: From God 50 Revelation 51 Inspiration 53 "Fulfilled in your hearing" 54 Summary 55 Part II: What Did It Mean? 57 Chapter 5: What Kind of Book Is It? 59 Literary Forms 59 The Canon 67 Summary 72 Chapter 6: What Did They Believe? 73 "You will be my people" 73 "I will be your God" 78 This Age and the Age to Come 82 Canonical Form 85 "Who do you say I am?" 89 Summary 107 Part III: What Does It Mean? 109 Chapter 7: How Did They Do It? 113 Rewriting 113 Prefigurement/Typology 114 Allegory 114 Midrash 116 Theological Interpretation 117 Summary 117 Chapter 8: How Do We Do It? 119 Author-centered Approaches 120 Text-centered Approaches 131 Reader-centered Approaches 145 Summary 156