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Scripture and its interpretation : a global, ecumenical introduction to the Bible / edited by Michael J. Gorman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2017Description: xxiii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801098390 (cloth)
  • 0801098394 (cloth)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version : Scripture and its interpretation DDC classification:
  • 220.6/1 23
LOC classification:
  • BS511.3 .S368 2017
Contents:
The Bible : a book, a library, a story, an invitation / Paul P. Zilonka, Michael J. Gorman -- The setting : Biblical geography, history, and archaeology / Karen J. Wenell -- The scriptures of Israel (the Christian Old testament) / Claire Mathews McGinnis -- The writings of the new covenant (the New testament) / Michael J. Gorman -- Significant noncanonical writings / Christopher W. Skinner -- From books to library : the formation of the Biblical canon / Michael W. Holmes -- From there to here : the transmission and translation of the Bible / Michael L. Barré -- The reception of the Bible and its significance / Christine E. Joynes -- Premodern interpretation of the Bible / Carole Monica C. Burnett -- Modern and postmodern methods of Biblical interpretation / Joel B. Green -- Theological interpretation of the Bible / Stephen Fowl -- Protestant Biblical interpretation / Michael J. Gorman -- Roman Catholic Biblical interpretation / Ronald D. Witherup -- Orthodox interpretation of scripture / Edith M. Humphrey -- Pentecostal Biblical interpretation : Spirit hermeneutics / Craig S. Keener -- African Biblical interpretation / Bungishabaku Katho -- African American Biblical interpretation / C. Anthony Hunt -- Latino/Latina Biblical interpretation / M. Daniel Carroll R. -- Asian and Asian American Biblical interpretation / K. K. Yeo -- The Bible and spirituality / Patricia Fosarelli, Michael J. Gorman -- Scripture and Christian ethics : embodying Pentecost / Brent Laytham -- The Bible and politics / Christopher Rowland -- Scripture and Christian community / Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove -- The Bible and Christian mission / N. T. Wright.
Summary: Top-notch biblical scholars from around the world and from various Christian traditions offer a fulsome yet readable introduction to the Bible and its interpretation. The book concisely introduces the Old and New Testaments and related topics and examines a wide variety of historical and contemporary interpretive approaches, including African, African-American, Asian, and Latino streams. Contributors include N. T. Wright, M. Daniel Carroll R., Stephen Fowl, Joel Green, Michael Holmes, Edith Humphrey, Christopher Rowland, and K. K. Yeo, among others. Questions for reflection and discussion, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book on Reserve Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) BS511.3 .S368 2017 Available 31794003157998

ULS: Reading and Telling the Story ULS: Spring 2024

Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BS511.3 .S368 2017 Available 35898001722970
Book on Reserve Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg Reserve Books (Short-Term Checkouts) BS511.3 .S368 2017 1 Available 31826003516029

ULS: Reading and Telling the Story ULS: Spring 2024

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Bible : a book, a library, a story, an invitation / Paul P. Zilonka, Michael J. Gorman -- The setting : Biblical geography, history, and archaeology / Karen J. Wenell -- The scriptures of Israel (the Christian Old testament) / Claire Mathews McGinnis -- The writings of the new covenant (the New testament) / Michael J. Gorman -- Significant noncanonical writings / Christopher W. Skinner -- From books to library : the formation of the Biblical canon / Michael W. Holmes -- From there to here : the transmission and translation of the Bible / Michael L. Barré -- The reception of the Bible and its significance / Christine E. Joynes -- Premodern interpretation of the Bible / Carole Monica C. Burnett -- Modern and postmodern methods of Biblical interpretation / Joel B. Green -- Theological interpretation of the Bible / Stephen Fowl -- Protestant Biblical interpretation / Michael J. Gorman -- Roman Catholic Biblical interpretation / Ronald D. Witherup -- Orthodox interpretation of scripture / Edith M. Humphrey -- Pentecostal Biblical interpretation : Spirit hermeneutics / Craig S. Keener -- African Biblical interpretation / Bungishabaku Katho -- African American Biblical interpretation / C. Anthony Hunt -- Latino/Latina Biblical interpretation / M. Daniel Carroll R. -- Asian and Asian American Biblical interpretation / K. K. Yeo -- The Bible and spirituality / Patricia Fosarelli, Michael J. Gorman -- Scripture and Christian ethics : embodying Pentecost / Brent Laytham -- The Bible and politics / Christopher Rowland -- Scripture and Christian community / Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove -- The Bible and Christian mission / N. T. Wright.

Top-notch biblical scholars from around the world and from various Christian traditions offer a fulsome yet readable introduction to the Bible and its interpretation. The book concisely introduces the Old and New Testaments and related topics and examines a wide variety of historical and contemporary interpretive approaches, including African, African-American, Asian, and Latino streams. Contributors include N. T. Wright, M. Daniel Carroll R., Stephen Fowl, Joel Green, Michael Holmes, Edith Humphrey, Christopher Rowland, and K. K. Yeo, among others. Questions for reflection and discussion, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included.

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