Reading the Good Book Well A Guide to Biblical Interpretation

includes index and biblioraphy

Reading the bible and aching for god it isn`t just about god its also about garry the problem of hermeneutics The bible says it i believe it that settles it oh really introducing paradigms Reconstructing the original wording:the discipline of textual criticism Your version,my version:thinking about translation theory the master paradigm;an introduction to exegesis how we fill in gaps:an introduction to schemas How we find out about cultural knowledge and practices:the discipline of social science How we find out about cultural norms:the discipline of social science How we find out about genre;the discipline of form criticism How we find out about historical contexts:the discipline of introduction How we disambiguate:getting to the gist How we recognize polyvalence:dealing with double exposures How we deal with intertextuality:dialogues between texts How we deal with sequence and pace:aspects of literary criticism Pulling it all together looking ahead,looking beyond a concluding unacademic postscript